# Accident 19961207037579A: Beech 95C55, Riverside, CA, December 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1996, 01:52 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: March Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8901° N, 117.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8901&lon=-117.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66MB-2000-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,481 total, 1,575 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961207037579A

## Narrative

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

SCUD RUN LANDING BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON A GO AROUND. CRASHED ON AIRPORT. INDIATES RAN AUX TANKS DRY. NX RECKLESS OPS.

## 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 LAX97FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA066), Dec 7, 1996: Beech 95-C55 (N66MB), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's preoccupation of discussing the legality of the approach with the tower controller, and fatigue.

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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