# Incident 20000404018179I: Beech 95A55, Omaha, NE, April 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2000, 09:53 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9611Y-2024-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO550E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000404018179I

## Narrative

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

(-23)N9611Y DEPARTED THE ANKENY, IA AREA ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NE, WHEN THIRTY MINUTES EAST OF OMAHA, NE, THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING AND SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED SAFETLY AT OMAHA, NE.  AFTER THE PILOT GOT OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT, HE TRIED TO TURN THE PROPELLER AND HEARD A BANG.  MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO POUNDS OF COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER.  THE NEW ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED SIX WEEKS BEFORE.  THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED FOR TEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N9611Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20011022035869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011022035869I), Oct 22, 2001: Beech 95A55 (N9611Y), Fairhope, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had landed on flight from bfm to 4R4, approximately 24 miles. After landing he reached down and lifted what he thought was and felt like the flap…

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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