# Accident 19921204049209A: Beech 95B55B, Calera, AL, December 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1992, 19:01 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1008° N, 86.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1008&lon=-86.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7479N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7479N-1994-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921204049209A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES NEAR DESTINATION, NO ENGINE DEFECTS. INDICATES FUEL PROBLEM. IFR NEEDED FUEL PLUS ALTERNATE FUEL.

## 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 ATL93FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA031), Dec 5, 1992: Beech 95-B55B (N7479N), Calera, AL, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR HANDLES IMPROPERLY POSITIONED, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. FACTORS WERE THE CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE NIGHT…

## Other reports on N7479N (1)

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

- [Accident 19740731025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731025159A), Jul 31, 1974: Beech 95B55 (N7479N), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Electrical bus bar panel corroded. Emerg gr ext syst not used.

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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