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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Springfield, MO · May 9, 2009

Date: May 9, 2009 · 20:00 local
Place: Springfield, MO
Airport: Springfield-Branson National
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N558CB
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total25 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N558CBRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1800 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After purchasing the aircraft, privacy data omitted was delivering N558CB back to his home from long beach, CA to south riding, VA. During the third left of his trip, and IFR flight from tulsa, ok to louisville, KY, while in cruise at 11,000 feet MSL, the left engine failed. He feathered the propeller and landed at Springfield-Branson National Airport (sgf) in Springfield, MO without further incident. There was damage to the #5 and #6 connector rods, cylinders, and the front of the engine case blew completely open. Incident #ICE052009016 is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER PURCHASING THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DELIVERING N558CB BACK TO HIS HOME FROM LONG BEACH, CA TO SOUTH RIDING, VA. DURING THE THIRD LEFT OF HIS TRIP, AND IFR FLIGHT FROM TULSA, OK TO LOUISVILLE, KY, WHILE IN CRUISE AT 11,000 FEET MSL, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. HE FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND LANDED AT SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON NATIONAL AIRPORT (SGF) IN SPRINGFIELD, MO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE #5 AND #6 CONNECTOR RODS, CYLINDERS, AND THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE CASE BLEW COMPLETELY OPEN. INCIDENT #ICE052009016 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.