# Accident 19950423009999A: Beech 95B55, Plant City, FL, April 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9204° N, 82.1192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9204&lon=-82.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6855Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6855Z-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950423009999A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DUE OPEN COWL. CLOSED. DEPARTED. LOST LEFT ENGINE. ROLLED. CRASHED. FUEL SLOSH BAFFLE OPEN. FUEL UNPORTED.

## 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 MIA95FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA117), Apr 23, 1995: Beech 95-B55 (N6855Z), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN VMC.

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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