# Accident 19950815024099A: Beech E55, Mansfield, OH, August 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1995, 00:30 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 40.7795° N, 82.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7795&lon=-82.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1685W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685W-1997-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,820 total, 380 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815024099A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SMOKE GEAR EXTENDED. RETRACTED. LANDED GEAR UP. FUEL LEAK CAUSED FIRE. NO FIRE PRIOR LANDING GEAR UP.

## 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 BFO95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA081), Aug 15, 1995: Beech 55 (N1685W), Mansfield, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: the inflight and postimpact fire due to a short circuit in the main power distribution cable.

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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