# Incident 19980313008779I: Beech 95C55, Paso Robles, CA, March 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6729° N, 120.6271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PASO ROBLES MUNI (PRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6729&lon=-120.6271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551U-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313008779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT SALINAS, CA. HE SAID HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL CAPS. HE STATED HE DEPARTED IFR TO BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. ENROUTE OVER THE PASO ROBLES, CA AREA, HE TOLD OAKLAND CENTER THAT HE NEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL CAP. HE CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND LANDED AT PASO ROBLES, CA. HE SAID HE WAS GETTING TURBULENCE WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THE FUEL CAP LOCK WAS UP ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. HE STATED THAT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED FROM AROUND THE UNLOCKED FUEL CAP. HE TOPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE VERIFIED THAT THE LEFT MAIN CAP WAS POSITIONED CORRECTLY AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE WITH THE FUEL CAP.

## Other reports on N551U (1)

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

- [Accident 19761209040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761209040519A), Dec 9, 1976: Beech 95C55 (N551U), Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage

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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