# Accident 20031121029209A: Beech 95B55, Griffin, GA, November 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3217° N, 84.2922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3217&lon=-84.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4482S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4482S-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121029209A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL04FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA038), Nov 21, 2003: Beech 55 (N4482S), Griffin, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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,…

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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