# Accident 20031220034089A: Beech 95B55, Lake Berryessa, CA, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6067° N, 122.2164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6067&lon=-122.2164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20480-2009-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-520 series (registry code 41584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220034089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAKE HAVASU, AZ, AND WAS TO TERMINATE AT PLACERVILLE, CA (PVF). THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED FOR VFR ENROUTE, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND THE PILOT HAD TO DIVERT TOWARDS LAKE BERRYESSA. THE PILOT WAS TRAPPED IN BAD WEATHER AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, MAIN GEARS COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA074), Dec 20, 2003: Beech B55 (N20480), Angwin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in a low fuel state and a precautionary landing in rough terrain.

## Other reports on N20480 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080402835929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402835929A), Apr 2, 2008: Beech 95B55 (N20480), Benson, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed safford at 1855 on 4/2/08, destined for Benson, AZ. A witness at Benson stated that he saw the aircraft coming in "high" and "hot",…

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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