# Accident 20120328004879A: Beech E-55, Broken Bow, NE, March 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2012, 13:23 local time
- Place: Broken Bow, NE
- Airport: Broken Bow Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4364° N, 99.6422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4364&lon=-99.6422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1567W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1567W-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 22 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120328004879A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOSS OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE POWER, AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BROKEN BOW, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEBRASKA.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO BROKEN BOW.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT UPON DESCENT, AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING, CARTWHEELED, AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.  POST ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN12FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA210), Mar 28, 2012: Beech E-55 (N1567W), Broken Bow, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent loss of airplane control during a single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel management during…

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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