# Incident 19940321008809I: Beech 95C55, Dallas, TX, March 21, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1994, 20:33 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C7RA
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940321008809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 3-21-94, AT APPROXIMATELY 2027 CST, A BEECH C55 BARON, OPERATED BY AGAMEMNON OPERATING, INC., DBA CIRRUSAIR, DEPARTED DALLAS LOVE FIELD AS "NIGHT STAR III" ON RUNWAY 18. IMMEDIATELY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY YAWED TO THE LEFT. HOWEVER, ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS STILL INDICATED NORMAL. A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE BARON'S ENGINES WAS SMOKING BADLY, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO LOVE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 31L AT APPROXIMATELY 2033CST. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE #1 CYLINDER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N95KC (2)

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

- [Accident 20251208019809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251208019809A), Dec 8, 2025: Beech 95-C55 (N95KC), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. Flight instructor and commercial pilot departed the Merritt Island Airport to conduct a practice checkride in preparation for a multiengine practical test.…
- [Incident 19940329010809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940329010809I), Mar 29, 1994: Beech 95C55 (N95KC), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Electrical failure in flight. Green light on gear down. Gear not fully extendd. Collapsed on rollout.

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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