# Accident 20040904019519A: Beech 95A55, Louisville, KY, September 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2004, 16:39 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1744° N, 85.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1744&lon=-85.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9779Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9779Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904019519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FUEL HAD SPILLED FUEL ON THE LEFT WING. DURING THE #1 LEFT ENGINE START THE LEFT WING EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FBO AV CENTER EMPLOYEE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE PILOT PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT LEG DURING EGRESS OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REFUSED ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT.

## 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 NYC04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA204), Sep 4, 2004: Beech BE-95-A55 (N9779Y), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper refueling of the left auxiliary fuel tank, which resulted in an overflow of fuel, and a subsequent explosion in the left wing during engine start.

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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