# Accident 19970823023359A: Beech 95B55, Brownsville, TN, August 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1997, 00:10 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TDFA
- Location: 35.5891° N, 89.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5891&lon=-89.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5678K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5678K-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AS A RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION--INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ENGINES WERE NOT OPERATING UPON IMPACT AND FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY (NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE AT SITE).

## 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 MIA97FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA239), Aug 23, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N5678K), Brownsville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing at night on unprepared terrain. Factors relating to the accident…

## Other reports on N5678K (2)

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

- [Incident 19921105045579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105045579I), Nov 5, 1992: Beech 95B55 (N5678K), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Windshield covered by ice. Pilot landed looking out side window. Departed left side of runway. Hit runway lights.
- [Accident 19891118045821A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118045821A), Nov 18, 1989: Beech 95B55 (N5678K), Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. On vectors to flying cloud collided with N7343X.both landed safely. ATC not tracking the Cessna 150,belly damaged.

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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