# Accident 19941122038779A: Beech 95B55, Santa Monica, CA, November 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1994, 20:12 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0108° N, 118.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0108&lon=-118.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1898W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1898W-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,956 total, 106 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122038779A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON CLOSED PATTERN WITH GAUGES NEAR YELLOW. BELOW FUEL SAFETY LEVEL. BOTH ENGINES QUIT. BURNED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA040), Nov 23, 1994: Beech 95-B55 (N1898W), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation to both engines due to the CFI's inadequate fuel consumption calculations during the flight, and his failure to ensure that adequate fuel existed in the main tanks to complete the…

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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