# Accident 19921007042989A: Beech 95B55, Chatham, LA, October 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1992, 21:33 local time
- Place: Chatham, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3008° N, 92.4505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3008&lon=-92.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153Q-1993-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 629 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007042989A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOST ENGINE DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. GOT BELOW VMC,STALLED,SPUN IN WHILE TRYING START ENGINE.

## 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 FTW93FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA008), Oct 8, 1992: Beech 95-B55B (N153Q), Chatham, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN. FACTORS WERE THE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, THE DARK NIGHT, AND HIS FAILURE TO USE THE BOOST PUMP FOR ENGINE RESTART.

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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