# Accident 20110206002629A: Beech 95-B55 (T42, Van Nuys, CA, February 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.4897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2074L) (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 I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110206002629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE LEFT PROPELLER THROUGH AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START.  ENGINE STARTED AND TAXIED, UNATTENDED INTO HANGAR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR11CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA123), Feb 6, 2011: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N2074L), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to turn off the engine magnetos and properly secure the airplane prior to rotating the propeller by hand, resulting in inadvertent movement of the airplane and collision with a…

## Other reports on N2074L (2)

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

- [Incident 20001126021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001126021949I), Nov 26, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N2074L), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) Pilot encountered #2 engine oil temperature high and aborted takeoff. A/c was inspected at a maintenance facility in Palm Springs, CA. Spoke with…
- [Incident 20000715030269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715030269I), Jul 15, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N2074L), Redding, CA. (-23)While enroute to rdd, engine failed at 11,500 feet, 40 NE of rdd, continued the flight to rdd after contacting oak center, shortly thereafter the second…

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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