# Accident 20121222028229A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Las Cruces, NM, December 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2012, 16:48 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30WC-2018-02-13) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 143 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121222028229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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