# Accident 20221103020879A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Athens, GA, November 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2022, 19:40 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Ben Epps
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9492° N, 83.3241° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9492&lon=-83.3241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101DC-2025-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221103020879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, PANEL FAILURE (LOSS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER). HE STATED IT WAS NIGHT AND VERY DARK INSIDE THE COCKPIT. PLANE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE WITH LOW AIRSPEED ACCORDING TO HIS IPAD FORE-FLIGHT SYNTHETIC.

HE STATED HE TRIED TO GET THE WHEELS DOWN BY CRANKING IT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY IT. HE STATED HE SAW THE TREES AND THAT HE WAS GETTING LOW ACCORDING TO THE PAPI LIGHTS, (SHOWING ALL RED), HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT FROM ATHENS TOWER AND ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP.

## 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 ERA23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA064), Nov 3, 2022: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N101DC), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator’s and the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with a known electrical problem, resulting in a loss of electrical power and a gear-up landing.

## Other reports on N101DC (1)

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

- [Incident 20210511008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210511008939I), May 11, 2021: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N101DC), Florence, SC, Minor damage. On may 11, 2021 at approximately 1705 hours (local), N101DC, a BE55 landed on rwy 09 at Florence regional airport (flo). After landing, ATC instructed the…

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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