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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Little Rock, AR · June 29, 1996

Date: June 29, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Airport: Adams Field
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8164R
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8164RRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1746 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after departure from lit, during climb the left engine vibrated severely and lost power. The engine was shut down in flight and an uneventful landing was made at lit. On the ground, an inspection revealed number 4 cylinder had separated from the cylinder base between the mounting base and cooling fins. It appears that the cylinder failed because of metal fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LIT, DURING CLIMB THE LEFT ENGINE VIBRATED SEVERELY AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT LIT. ON THE GROUND, AN INSPECTION REVEALED NUMBER 4 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER BASE BETWEEN THE MOUNTING BASE AND COOLING FINS. IT APPEARS THAT THE CYLINDER FAILED BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE.

Other reports on N8164R · 1

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

Accident 20011004035449AAlvarado, TX(-23) On October 4, 2001 at 1315 local time, pilot william d. paulin and flight instructor john m. whitmore on board BE-55-T42A, N8164R entered into a flat spin to the right during a 14 CFR 91 VFR flight. Eye witnesses observed the twin engine airplane…Oct 4, 2001 · No damage · 2 fatal