# Accident 20101021048979A: Beech 95-B55 (T42, Clarion, IA, October 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2010, 14:40 local time
- Place: Clarion, IA
- Airport: Clarion
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7302° N, 93.7305° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7302&lon=-93.7305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N784CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784CB-2017-05-31) (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 95-B55 (T42
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,575 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101021048979A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL/SPIN AND CRASHED APPROXIATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE CLARION IOWA AIRPORT (CAV). EVIDENCE OF OIL FROM AN ENGINE WAS SEEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE LEFT WING. AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPINNING COUNTER CLOCK WISE AND NOSE DOWN PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE FLAPS WERE AT 10 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN11FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA040), Oct 21, 2010: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N784CB), Clarion, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N784CB (1)

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

- [Incident 19801210085019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210085019I), Dec 10, 1980: Beech 9555 (N784CB), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Ze zw zn pilot heard a thump during takeoff roll, aborted. Had hit a deer, causing gear damage.

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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