# Accident 20190325001989A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Clewiston, FL, March 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2019, 12:45 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3236° N, 80.9433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3236&lon=-80.9433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323MT-2021-06-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190325001989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AT APPROX. 11:00AM EDT. PILOT RECEIVED FUEL FOR AUXILIARY TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE, BUT NOT FOR MAIN TANKS. PILOT'S ONLY METHOD OF VERIFICATION OF FUEL ON BOARD WAS FROM FUEL GAUGES. WHILE LEVELING OFF FOR CRUISE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT REQUEST A VECTOR FROM  ATC TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. APPROX. 5 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT STOP BEFORE THE AIRPLANE REACHED A CANAL AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD A BROKEN WRIST AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

UPON EXAMINATION OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS HAD FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE SET TO THE MAIN TANKS FOR BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT STATED HE NEVER SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTORS TO AUXILIARY TANKS DURING THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA19LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA136), Mar 25, 2019: Beech 95B55 (N323MT), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to perform the appropriate…

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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