# Accident 20241001018569A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Crystal River, FL, October 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2024, 15:40 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River-Capt Tom Davis F
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5868S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5868S) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241001018569A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC), AIRCRFT WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN AND CRASHED NEAR THE FORT ISLAND TRAIL PARK IN CRYSTAL RIVER FL ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 AROUND 1540 HRS.

## 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 ERA25FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA001), Oct 1, 2024: Beech 95 (N5868S), Crystal River, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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