# Accident 20091104021409A: Beech 95B55, Brenham, TX, November 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Airport: Brenham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1504° N, 96.3898° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1504&lon=-96.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725GS-2017-07-14) (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 IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,981 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091104021409A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT INTERVIEW PILOT.  PILOT WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE.  PILOT SPOKE WITH HIS SON AND HIS SON MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER.  AFTER TAKE OFF THE RIGHT ENGINE RED LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN.  TRYING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BRENHAM (11R) HE BANKED TO THE RIGHT THE INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT AND THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED JUST BEFORE IMPACT.  DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE: BOTH LANDING GEARS TORN OFF AIRFRAME IT APPEARS THAT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE NOT FEATHERED.  BOTH WINGS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN10LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA039), Nov 4, 2009: Beech 95-B55 (N725GS), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power (right engine) during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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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