# Accident 20111215029099A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Midland, TX, December 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2011, 16:08 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DAXS
- Location: 32.0031° N, 102.8428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0031&lon=-102.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275D-2017-07-14) (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 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,241 total, 526 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111215029099A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 15, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1608 CST (2208 UTC) N275D, A BEECHCRAFT  BARON BE-55 AIRCRAFT, LOST POWER ON BOTH ENGINES DURING THE LANDING APPROACH TO MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD) RUNWAY 7 (RWAY7), AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A FORCED LANDING AT A ROAD INTERSECTION ONE HALF MILE (1/2) WEST OF MIDLAND AIRPARK, MIDLAND, TEXAS.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT FOLLOWING VFR 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN12LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA110), Dec 15, 2011: Beech 95-B55 (N275D), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management during the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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