# Accident 20100401044999A: Beech 95, Eden Prairie, MN, April 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2010, 15:40 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20FP-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,320 total, 15 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100401044999A

## Narrative

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

04-01-2010 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FCM ON RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AND DESCEND IN A FLOODED RAVINE AREA SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO ABOUT 3 FEET OF WATER AND WAS DESTROYED. PIC AND PAX SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID REQUIRE HOSPITALZATION.  THIS FORM TO BE AMENDED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.  09/13/2010 NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN FORTH  COMING TO THIS DATE. NEITHER THE NTSB OR INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE REQUESTED A TEAR DOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS SETTLED ALL CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT THE PILOT MIGHT OBTAIN POSSESION OF THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE AND HAVE IT EXAMINED. A REQUEST WAS MADE THAT IF HE DOES HAVE IT INSPECTED THAT HE THAT HE WOULD SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN10LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA188), Apr 1, 2010: Beech 95 (N20FP), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of an intake valve spring on the right engine, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power on takeoff.

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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