# Accident 20210924016369A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Lancaster, OH, September 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2021, 13:07 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7518° N, 82.6543° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7518&lon=-82.6543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85RR-2023-06-03) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210924016369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY LHQ AND HAD A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD HITTING A FENCE AND EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE CRASH, BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO GRANT MEDICAL CENTER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.

## 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 CEN21LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA457), Sep 24, 2021: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N85RR), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine 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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