# Accident 20211221020089A: Beech D55, Hamilton, AL, December 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2021, 14:20 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Airport: Marion County-Rankin Fite
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XGNA
- Location: 34.0938° N, 88.0036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0938&lon=-88.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DC-2025-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 570 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211221020089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AS SHE TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 36 AT HAB, THE LEFT ENGINE SLOWLY BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO QUICKLY LOOSE ALTITUDE AND PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA22LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA092), Dec 21, 2021: Beech D55 (N44DC), Hamilton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power on the left engine due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N44DC (1)

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

- [Accident 19790309004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004389A), Mar 9, 1979: Beech D55 (N44DC), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed wheels up.

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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