# Incident 20140324004579I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Macon, GA, March 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2014, 13:40 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Herbert Smart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311FT) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 73 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140324004579I

## Narrative

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

ON 03/24/2014 AIRCRAFT N311FT WAS BEING USED TO PERFORM A CROSS COUNTRY COMMERCIAL TRAINING FLIGHT ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM KCCO TO KSAV. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 7000 FEET THE PILOTS LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED THEIR CRUISE CHECK LIST AND WERE CLEARED DIRECT TO KMCN. AT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED DIRECT TO KSAV. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THE CREW HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAR FLUID COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF ENGINE #1. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK BACK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND 5 SECONDS LATER ANOTHER BANG. THE INSTRUCTOR SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAC WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N311FT (1)

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

- [Incident 20240629008139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240629008139I), Jun 29, 2024: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N311FT), Laurens, SC, Minor damage. Beech baron [privacy data omitted]experienced a catastrophic engine failure. It was approx one hour into the flight at 8,000 feet. Absolutely zero indications…

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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