# Accident 20080402835929A: Beech 95B55, Benson, AZ, April 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Airport: Benson Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9994° N, 110.3619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9994&lon=-110.3619&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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080402835929A

## Narrative

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

(-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", ATTEMPTING TO LAND, AND HAD TO GO AROUND.  HE HEARD OVER THE RADIO THE PILOT BROADCAST DOWNWIND, AND FINAL FOR SECOND ATTEMPT.  THE WITNESS SAID HE CAME IN A LITTLE LOW AT FIRST AND SLIGHTLY PITCHED UP AS HE CAME IN AND ENDED UP A LITTLE HIGH.  THE WITNESS WATCHED AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE 2000 FT MARK ON THE RUNWAY (4000 FT RUNWAY) AT THAT POINT HE WAS STILL 8 TO 10 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN HIS VIEW BECAME OBSTRUCTED BY A HANGAR.  HE SAID HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD THEN HEARD THE ENGINES POWER UP, THEN SAW THE GREEN RIGHT WINGTIP LIGHT ARC OVER THE HANGAR.  AT THAT POINT, HE KNEW THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING INVERTED.  HE THEN HEARD THE CRASH AND THE ENGINES STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INVERTED AND SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT PROPELLER BENDING WAS CONSISTENT WITH NO PROPELLER ROTATION AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER BENDING AND SHEARING OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT WAS CONSISTENT WITH HIGH POWER.  NO EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WAS FOUND AND THE ENGINES WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR TEARDOWN.

## 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 LAX08FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA092), Apr 3, 2008: Beech 95-B55 (N20480), Benson, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged speed and altitude during approach that led to a long landing and his subsequent failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident were the…

## Other reports on N20480 (1)

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

- [Accident 20031220034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220034089A), Dec 20, 2003: Beech 95B55 (N20480), Lake Berryessa, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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