# Accident 20050114000729A: Beech 95B55, Patterson, LA, January 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2005, 09:54 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7000° N, 91.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7000&lon=-91.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7912R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7912R-2013-05-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050114000729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 06 AT PATTERSON, LA. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND INITIATED A ROLL TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS NEVER RECOVERED FROM. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT AND CAME TO REST IN THE FRONT YARD OF A HOUSE. THERE WAS POST IMPACT FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURED THE PILOT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE IN THE AUX. POSITION AND THE LEFT ENGINE APPEARED NOT TO BE RUNNING AT TIME OF IMPACT. THERE IS AN A.D., PLACARDS, AND LIMITATIONS IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL THAT PROHIBIT TAKEOFF WITH THE FUEL VALVES IN THE AUX TANK POSITION WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF FUEL FLOW.

## 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 DFW05FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA055), Jan 14, 2005: Beech 95-B55 (N7912R), Patterson, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow check-list procedures and the required placard instructions, which resulted in the fuel selectors being selected to the improper fuel tanks for take-off, resulting in a…

## Other reports on N7912R (1)

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

- [Incident 19781110021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110021649I), Nov 10, 1978: Beech 95B55 (N7912R), Abita Springs, LA, Minor damage. Gear inadvertently retracted on roll out.

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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