# Accident 19950414008039A: Beech D55, Daytona Beach, FL, April 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1995, 20:18 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1898° N, 81.0490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1898&lon=-81.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577M-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950414008039A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES DESCENDING FOR DAB. REPORTED FUEL DEPLETED. CRASHED IN TREES. BURNED. FUEL IN OTHER WING.

## 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 MIA95FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA107), Apr 15, 1995: Beech 55-E55 (N577M), Daytona Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MANAGE THE FUEL AVAILABLE IN FLIGHT BY IMPROPERLY SELECTING THE FUEL SELECTORS TO FUEL AVAILABLE IN OTHER TANKS, RESULTING IN BOTH ENGINES LOSING POWER.…

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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