# Accident 20140810012919A: Beech BE55(T42A), Bremond, TX, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bremond, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5150° N, 96.7164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5150&lon=-96.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5812K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812K-2018-03-14) (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 BE55(T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810012919A

## Narrative

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

THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRMAN STATED HE DID A DETAILED PREFLIGHT AND RUN UP INCLUDING FUEL SELECTOR VALVES IN PREPARATION FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP.  THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRMAN DEPARTED HIS HOME AIRPORT (NO FUEL AVAILABLE) TO REFUEL AIRCRAFT THE DAY PRIOR TO THE LONG CROSS COUNTRY.  HE DECIDED TO SURVEY AVAILABLE PROPERTY ENROUTE.  HE CLIMBED TO 3000' MSL (ROUGHLY 2000' AGL)

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE.  THE PILOT SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND BEGAN TO TRIM FOR BLUE LINE (BEST RATE OF CLIMB SINGLE ENGINE).  HE THEN REALIZED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ANY POWER AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING. HE OBSERVED A 1500' PER MINUTE DESCENT WITH LITTLE ALTITUDE REMAINING  TO TROUBLE-SHOOT RESTARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE.  HE SELECTED TWO FIELDS AND ELECTED THE CLOSER OF THE TWO DUE TO POWER LINES ON THE APPROACH TO THE SECOND.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE PERIMETER BARBED WIRE FENCE AROUND THE FIELD.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE POINT OF CONTACT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE FIELD, THROUGH THE FENCE, ACROSS FARM TO MARKET (FM) ROAD 2159 AND CAME TO REST IN THE BAR DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD 40 DEGREES OFFSET FROM THE LANDING PATH.

THE  AIRCRAFT COLLECTED MOST OF THE WIRE FROM FIVE SECTIONS OF FENCING.  BOTH WINGS SHOWED BENDING OF SPAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED, LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED.  LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DESTROYED, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD, AIRCRAFT NOSE AND NOSE GEAR WELL ARE BENT, MAIN FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED AND DISPLAYED RIPPLING IN AIRFRAME SKIN, CABIN DOOR FRAME IS BENT AND CREASED IN LOWER FRAME.  FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH MAIN TANKS AND BOTH AUXILLARY TANKS WERE EMPTY.  AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 CEN14CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA482), Aug 10, 2014: Beech 95 B55 (T42A) (N5812K), Bremond, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation.

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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