# Incident 20240629008139I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Laurens, SC, June 29, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Airport: Laurens County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5071° N, 81.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENS COUNTY (LUX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5071&lon=-81.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311FT) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240629008139I

## Narrative

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

BEECH BARON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.  IT WAS APPROX ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FEET.  ABSOLUTELY ZERO INDICATIONS OR SYMPTOMS OF DISTRESS.  ENGINE MONITOR SIGNALED OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, CHT, EGT ALL NORMAL. HEARD A BANG, BOUNCING, AND BAD VIBRATION.  LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N311FT (1)

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

- [Incident 20140324004579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140324004579I), Mar 24, 2014: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N311FT), Macon, GA, Minor damage. On 03/24/2014 aircraft N311FT was being used to perform a cross country commercial training flight on a IFR flight plan from kcco to ksav. Once the aircraft…

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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