20121222028229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Las Cruces, NM · December 22, 2012

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal NTSB investigation search

Date: December 22, 2012 · 16:48 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N30WC
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 975 total143 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N30WCRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-628 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On December 22, 2012 at 1648 MST, N30WC, a Beech BE-95-B55, crashed approximately 3 miles southeast of the Las Cruces, NM airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The commercially rated pilot was also the owner of the aircraft and was the sole occupant. During the approach to the airport the pilot reported engine problems with the right engine and then shut down the right engine. Subsequently, the left engine failed and the pilot was unable to glide to the airport. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a VFR flight plan had not been filed for the local flight from santa teresa, NM.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 22, 2012 AT 1648 MST, N30WC, A BEECH BE-95-B55, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE LAS CRUCES, NM AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS ALSO THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT FROM SANTA TERESA, NM.