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FAA accident report · Beech 95-C55 · Harrison Valley, PA · November 17, 2011

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Date
November 17, 2011 · 16:20 local
Place
Harrison Valley, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54552
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12FA074
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,200 total1,100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N54552Registration cancelled Sep 9, 2013 · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-37 · Built 1965Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 17, 2011, at approximately 1620 hours eastern time (et), aircraft N54552, a Beechcraft be 95-C55, serial number TE-37, owned by ekl leasing corporation, crashed into a homeowner's garage located at privacy data omitted while enroute from new castle airport (kilg) in wilmington, Delaware to buffalo airfield (9G0) in buffalo, new york. Aircraft departed kilg for 9G0 at approximately 1500 hours et. The private business flight was conducted under part 91 operating rules on an instrument flight plan. The four occupants, including the pilot (airline transport pilot with multiple type ratings) evacuated the aircraft and were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries. Aircraft N54552 as well as the homeowner's garage and treasured car collection were ultimately destroyed in the post crash fire when aviation gas from the aircraft drained into the homeowner's operating coal furnace igniting a significant fire fueled by tons of stored coal. Due to the intensity of the fire, the remains of aircraft N54552 at the accident scene were sparse to non-existent.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 HOURS EASTERN TIME (ET), AIRCRAFT N54552, A BEECHCRAFT BE 95-C55, SERIAL NUMBER TE-37, OWNED BY EKL LEASING CORPORATION, CRASHED INTO A HOMEOWNER'S GARAGE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ENROUTE FROM NEW CASTLE AIRPORT (KILG) IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE TO BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0) IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KILG FOR 9G0 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS ET. THE PRIVATE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OPERATING RULES ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE FOUR OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE PILOT (AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WITH MULTIPLE TYPE RATINGS) EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS WITH MINOR INJURIES.AIRCRAFT N54552 AS WELL AS THE HOMEOWNER'S GARAGE AND TREASURED CAR COLLECTION WERE ULTIMATELY DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE WHEN AVIATION GAS FROM THE AIRCRAFT DRAINED INTO THE HOMEOWNER'S OPERATING COAL FURNACE IGNITING A SIGNIFICANT FIRE FUELED BY TONS OF STORED COAL. DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE, THE REMAINS OF AIRCRAFT N54552 AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WERE SPARSE TO NON-EXISTENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12FA074Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportUlysses, PAThe total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot’s improper configuration of the fuel system during remedial actions, which resulted in fuel starvation of the right engine. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s incomplete…Nov 17, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54552 · 1

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

Accident 19870430012169AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Titusville, FLThe aircraft ran out of fuel and landed short of the runway. Fuel purchased, flight continued in damage aircraft.Apr 30, 1987 · Substantial damage