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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Griffin, GA · November 21, 2003

Date: November 21, 2003 · 12:45 local
Place: Griffin, GA
Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4482S
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04FA038
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total50 in the last 90 days

N4482SRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC1882 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)

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What happened

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(-23) Airplane, N4482S, BE-55, crashed after takeoff into a building off the airport. Airplane hit the roof of the stowe woodward building in Griffin, GA, and broke into flames. Witnesses in the area stated to our inspector that the airplane was backfiring at all times and not producing power. The airplane was registered to river chase development aviation co. inc., and was sent to Griffin airport at gardner aviation specialist, inc., certificate number at this repair station is G35R222J, for the purpose of installing an inflight weather system and also to remove on both engines the fuel flow indicator and replace it with shadin digiflo fuel flow to be interface it to the GPS system. The pilot john bennaman was also a mechanic and ai. It was found that he signed the work performed to the airplane at gardner aviation. Last review flight required by FAR 61.56 was on December 2001 which placed the deceased pilot within the required two years review.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRPLANE, N4482S, BE-55, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF INTO A BUILDING OFF THE AIRPORT. AIRPLANE HIT THE ROOF OF THE STOWE WOODWARD BUILDING IN GRIFFIN, GA, AND BROKE INTO FLAMES. WITNESSES IN THE AREA STATED TO OUR INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BACKFIRING AT ALL TIMES AND NOT PRODUCING POWER. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO RIVER CHASE DEVELOPMENT AVIATION CO. INC., AND WAS SENT TO GRIFFIN AIRPORT AT GARDNER AVIATION SPECIALIST, INC., CERTIFICATE NUMBER AT THIS REPAIR STATION IS G35R222J, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING AN INFLIGHT WEATHER SYSTEM AND ALSO TO REMOVE ON BOTH ENGINES THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR AND REPLACE IT WITH SHADIN DIGIFLO FUEL FLOW TO BE INTERFACE IT TO THE GPS SYSTEM. THE PILOT JOHN BENNAMAN WAS ALSO A MECHANIC AND AI. IT WAS FOUND THAT HE SIGNED THE WORK PERFORMED TO THE AIRPLANE AT GARDNER AVIATION. LAST REVIEW FLIGHT REQUIRED BY FAR 61.56 WAS ON DECEMBER 2001 WHICH PLACED THE DECEASED PILOT WITHIN THE REQUIRED TWO YEARS REVIEW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04FA038Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGriffin, GAA loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to follow the engine failure after liftoff emergency procedure to feather the left engine propeller resulting in a loss of control during climbout, and the subsequent collision with a commercial building. A…Nov 21, 2003 · Destroyed