# Accident 20010731037129A: Beech 95B55, Xenia, OH, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6469° N, 83.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6469&lon=-83.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727AF-2006-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731037129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED WITH TWO OCCUPANTS, BOTH FATAL. SEVERAL EYE WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLAT SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE INITIAL FINDINGS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AND WAS NOT IN THE FEATHER POSITION. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS APPARENTLY STILL OPERATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

## 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 NYC01FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA193), Jul 31, 2001: Beech 95-B55 (N727AF), Xenia, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent spin.

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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