# Accident 19950817028569A: Beech D55, Visalia, CA, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 13:14 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4800° N, 119.4995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4800&lon=-119.4995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4884J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4884J-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 34 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028569A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED VOR APPROACH ENGINE OUT RESULTED IN FLAT SPIN TO SURFACE. SINGLE YOKE USED. DUAL YOKE ADVISED BY BEECH.

## 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 LAX95FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA297), Aug 17, 1995: Beech D55 (N4884J), Kingsburg, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed during a simulated engine failure to avoid an inadvertent stall/spin, and inadequate supervision by the designated pilot examiner. A factor in…

## Other reports on N4884J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820312012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312012059I), Mar 12, 1982: Beech D55 (N4884J), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Crossfeed quick drain broken off in landing. Small fire.

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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