# Accident 19941226042139A: Beech 95C55, Arcadia, FL, December 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1994, 06:30 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546V-1995-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226042139A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG ON RUNWAY. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO FENCE AND 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 MIA95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA050), Dec 26, 1994: Beech 95-C55 (N546V), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT FOR ELECTING TO LAND WITH FOG ON THE AIRSTRIP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN A FORMAL PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND…

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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