# Accident 20081124852329A: Beech 95B55, Whites Creek, TN, November 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2008, 10:46 local time
- Place: Whites Creek, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2897° N, 86.8431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2897&lon=-86.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412ES-2009-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081124852329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS IN A SPIN AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF IT.

## 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 ERA09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA068), Nov 24, 2008: Beech 95-B55 (T4 (N412ES), Whites Creek, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to feather the left propeller and secure the left engine following the total loss of left engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, lateral, and directional…

## Other reports on N412ES (1)

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

- [Incident 19910623033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623033659I), Jun 23, 1991: Beech 95B55 (N412ES), Oneill, NE. Landed fast on turf runway. Pulled back on stick to avoid ridge and became airborne. Landed and nose gear collapsed

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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