# Accident 19951210046129A: Beech B90, Minneapolis, MN, December 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1995, 23:45 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8407° N, 93.4494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8407&lon=-93.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551SS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951210046129A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HANGER DURING TAXI. UNVERIFIED PILOT. APPEARED NOT SKILLED IN TYPE. ALCOHOL INVOLVED. (-23) AIRCRFT WAS REMOVED FROM HANGAR WITHOUT PERMISSION AND WAS FLOWN. DURING CRUISING GROUND OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. AIRMAN IDENTIFIED THRU CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, EIR BEING PROCESSED. IF OUTCOME TO PLACE AIRMAN IN AIRPLANE AND SANCTION REQUESTED AGAINST SUPPOSED AIRMAN UPHELD, AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW. IF NO ID CAN BE ESTABLISHED THIS WILL BE ONLY SUBMISSION.

## 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 CHI96LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA050), Dec 11, 1995: Beech B90 (N551SS), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the hangar while taxiing. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol.

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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