# Accident 20030531010749A: Beech 95C55, Canby, OR, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 15:10 local time
- Place: Canby, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2556° N, 122.6508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2556&lon=-122.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N660K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N660K-2007-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531010749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FUEL SELECTORS ON AUX-TANKS. AFTER AIRBORNE, BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WHEELS UP IN WHEAT FIELD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND SLID BACK TOWARDS CENTER OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY APPROX 500 FT FROM DEPARTURE END. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. MAIN TANKS CONTAINED APPROX 18 TO 20 GALLONS EACH. AUX-TANKS WERE ALMOST EMPTY.

## 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 SEA03LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA090), May 31, 2003: Beech 95 C-55 (N660K), Canby, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of power after takeoff. High vegetation was a factor.

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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