# Accident 20181117022689A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Tyrone, OK, November 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2018, 16:55 local time
- Place: Tyrone, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0234° N, 100.9230° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0234&lon=-100.9230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4817M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4817M-2019-02-02) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181117022689A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MONTROSE, COLORADO EARLIER IN THE DAY.  THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS ENROUTE AND THE PILOT BEGAN WORKING WITH ATC TO LOCATE A SUITABLE LOCATION TO LAND.  ACCUMULATION OF ICE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ITS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AND ATC PROVIDED VECTORS FOR THE AIRPORT IN LIBERAL, KANSAS.  WHEN ICE ACCUMULATION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW ATC RADAR COVERAGE, ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TUNE TO THE LIBERAL ILS, WHICH THE PILOT APPARENTLY DID.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SHORT OF THE LIBERAL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE LOCATION OF THE POWER LINE STRIKE.

## 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 CEN19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA029), Nov 17, 2018: Beech 55 (N4817M), Liberal, KS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly in an area where moderate icing conditions were forecasted in an airplane that was not certified for such conditions, and in the effort to get out of the icing…

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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