# Accident 20110905020059A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Damon, TX, September 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2011, 19:10 local time
- Place: Damon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2878° N, 95.7414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2878&lon=-95.7414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742LB-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,083 total, 490 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA633](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA633) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905020059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2400' ENROUTE TO KSGR WHEN BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD AFTER CLIPPING UTILITY POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD WITH MAJOR DAMAGE AND PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11CA633](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA633), Sep 6, 2011: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N742LB), Damon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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