# Accident 20041019034059A: Beech 95B55, Atlanta, GA, October 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2004, 10:51 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7667° N, 84.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7667&lon=-84.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322WW-2008-07-10) (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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019034059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PDK SOUTHBOUND TO VENICE, FLA (VNC). APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTH OF PDK THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN "TROUBLE". THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A HEADING EASTBOUND, THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND, SHORTLY THEREAFTER RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A BODY SHOP PARKING LOT ON EDGEWOOD AVE, ATLANTA, GA. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL05FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA010), Oct 19, 2004: Beech B-55 (N322WW), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot initiated flight into known adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms), which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.

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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