# Accident 19920814031359A: Beech D55, Oxford, ME, August 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1992, 17:05 local time
- Place: Oxford, ME
- Airport: Oxford County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.1574° N, 70.4813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OXFORD COUNTY RGNL (81B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1574&lon=-70.4813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14WW-2011-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 30 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920814031359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST BOTH ENGINES ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO SECURE OR RAISE GEAR. FUEL ON AUX TANKS. LOW FUEL IN MAINS. STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA164), Aug 14, 1992: Beech D55 (N14WW), Oxford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND FUEL TANK SELECTION FOR TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N14WW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890817047149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890817047149I), Aug 17, 1989: Beech D55 (N14WW), Farmingdale, NY. Rough engine after departure. Diverted to Republic. Found left magneto at fault.
- [Incident 19850103004899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103004899I), Jan 3, 1985: Beech D55 (N14WW), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Flames from right engine on takeoff roll. Cylinder separated breaking fuel injection line.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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