# Accident 20240401010059A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Saint Augustine, FL, April 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2024, 12:11 local time
- Place: Saint Augustine, FL
- Airport: Northeast Florida Regional Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9593° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9593&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7371R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,122 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240401010059A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE RIGHT ENGINE GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON.  SOON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS CRANKED DOWN BY HAND.   THE TOWER WAS CONTACTED BY CELL PHONE BY THE PILOT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  UPON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  SOON AFTER THE LEFT AND NOSE GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING A SIGN AND CAME TO REST.  UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.  UPON NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.

## 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 ERA24LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA214), Apr 1, 2024: Beech 95B55 (N7371R), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incomplete extension of the landing gear into the down-and-locked position for reasons that could not be determined. .

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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