# Accident 20060927025569A: Beech 9555, Safford, AZ, September 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8531° N, 109.6347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8531&lon=-109.6347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9412Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9412Y-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927025569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VFR FLIGHT FROM AUSTIN, TX TO SAFFORD, AZ. DEPARTED AUSTIN APPROXIMATELY 3:45 (LOCAL) WITH A PLANNED FLIGHT TIME OF 3:50. DUE TO UNEXPECTED HEAD WINDS (30 VS 10) THE PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL. HE REALIZED HE SHOULD HAVE LANDED EARLIER (DEMMING, NM) BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE.

## 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 LAX06CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA299), Sep 28, 2006: Beech 95-55 (N9412Y), Safford, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, which led to fuel exhaustion and total loss of power to both engines.

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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