# Accident 20120217002229A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Lancaster, WI, February 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2012, 13:20 local time
- Place: Lancaster, WI
- Airport: Lancaster Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7961° N, 90.6803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7961&lon=-90.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4624A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4624A-2017-10-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120217002229A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012 AT 1320 CDT , THE PILOT OF A BEECHCRAFT 95-B55 BARON LANDED .5 MILES NORTH OF RUNWAY 18, LANCASTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LANCASTER WISICONSIN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEROLOGOCAL CONDITION AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FLILED.  THE PILOT TURNED DOWN MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE SPUTTERED, HE WENT TO CROSS FEED THEN ON BASE LEG BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER FORCING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CEN12CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA165), Feb 17, 2012: Beech 95-B55 (N4624A), Lancaster, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N4624A (3)

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

- [Incident 20101126051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101126051599I), Nov 26, 2010: Beech 95-B55(T42A (N4624A), New Century, KS, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing landings at ixd. During the approach for the fourth landing, the landing gear was selected down and he heard a "big pop". Both the…
- [Incident 20071010023419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010023419I), Oct 10, 2007: Beech 95B55 (N4624A), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. (-23)Prior to the incident, the pilot, who was in the right seat, and his father, also a rated pilot in the left seat, were practicing a series of takeoffs and…
- [Incident 19900706043349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706043349I), Jul 6, 1990: Beech 95B55 (N4624A), Dallas, TX. Gear down unsafe light. Hand cranked gear down. Screw wedged in gear box microswitch.

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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