# Accident 20031030027979A: Beech 95B55, Williams, AZ, October 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2003, 15:39 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Airport: Williams Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3036° N, 112.1939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3036&lon=-112.1939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8322N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8322N-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030027979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RWY 18 WITH WINDS FROM 210 AT 26 KTS GUSTING TO 42 KTS. DURING PREFLIGHT, THE PIC NOTED AND QUESTIONED THE OWNER OF THIS AIRCRAFT IN REGARDS TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOW FUEL CONDITION. THE OWNER TOLD THE PIC THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL TO FLY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A QUICK CHECKOUT, PRIOR TO THE PIC REFUELING AND THEN FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT TO CALIFORNIA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A RIGHT BANK AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE AMONGST A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1/4 MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 18. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE UP, FUEL SELECTORS WERE BOTH ON MAINS AND WITHIN THE DETENTS, MIXTURES LEANED FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE, AND RIGHT ENGINE/PROP NOT FEATHERED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED 2 1/2 TO 3 GALLONS FO FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK AND ALL ADDITIONAL TANKS EMPTY. NO SMELL OF FUEL, OR OBSERVATION OF FUEL SPILLAGE WAS FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT 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 LAX04LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA032), Oct 30, 2003: Beech 95-B55 (N8322N), Williams, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power in the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, caused by the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane. Also causal was his failure to feather the…

## Other reports on N8322N (3)

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

- [Incident 19941217046889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217046889I), Dec 17, 1994: Beech 95B55 (N8322N), Carthage, TX, Minor damage. Accidently retracted landing gear on rollout instead of flaps.
- [Accident 19771206037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771206037559A), Dec 6, 1977: Beech 95B55 (N8322N), Siloam Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to turn on alternators.
- [Accident 19730625017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017899A), Jun 25, 1973: Beech 95B55 (N8322N), Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. L ldg gr extension rod assy bent under compression. Plt rptd r tire blew out,r main gr collapsed.

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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