# Incident 20090731019899I: Beech 95B55, Columbus, IN, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2619° N, 85.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (BAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2619&lon=-85.8963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76CB-2019-11-25) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,721 total, 1,489 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731019899I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 31, 2009 WHILE ON AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE (SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE.  THE PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER AND SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAK).

## Other reports on N76CB (1)

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

- [Incident 20190428003549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190428003549I), Apr 28, 2019: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N76CB), Brainard, MN, Minor damage. Pilot preformed a procedure to determine what airspeed is attained when using the go-around pitch feature of the auto-pilot system. When gear were commanded up…

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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