# Accident 19960905025879A: Beech D55, Corsicana, TX, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 02:27 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Airport: Corsicana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XGNA
- Location: 32.0800° N, 96.4598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0800&lon=-96.4598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873LB-2001-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905025879A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE AIRCRAFT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS DIRVERTED, STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE ON APPROACH. (-23) AIRMAN WAS ENROUTE FROM HOUSTON TO DALLAS WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT. HE APPARENTLY SWITCHED FROM LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK TO LEFT AUXILIARY AND RESTARTED ENGINE. HE DIVERTED TO CORSICANA AND LOST THE LEFT ENGINE AGAIN ON FINAL APPROACH WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN. HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED ABOVE VMC, ROLLED TO THE LEFT, AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW96FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA373), Sep 5, 1996: Beech D55 (N873LB), Corsicana, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed which resulted in the loss of control. Factors were the bent collar of the left main fuel tank refueling neck which resulted in fuel siphoning…

## Other reports on N873LB (1)

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

- [Accident 19840124001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124001719A), Jan 24, 1984: Beech 9555 (N873LB), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Pilot and passengers believed gear collapsed after landing. Damage shows gear was up on touchdown.

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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