# NTSB investigations: Beech 95-B55 (T42A): Loss of control in flight NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR25FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA224.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Pacific Grove, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 27, 2025 · N8796R · Substantial damage > On July 26, 2025, about 2237 Pacific daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N8976R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pacific Grove, California. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title… - [NTSB CEN25FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA178.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Broomfield, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 17, 2025 · N4321Z · Destroyed > On May 17, 2025, about 1003 mountain daylight time, a Beechcraft 95-B55, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight was being operated as a Title 14… - [NTSB CEN25LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA135.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Grenada, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2025 · N4455B · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of airplane control while landing in gusty wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear. - [NTSB ERA24FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA088.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Leyden, MA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 14, 2024 · N7345R · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin from which the airplane was not recovered. Contributing to the accident were the overall effect of the flight instructor’s use of multiple… - [NTSB ERA22FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA405.md): Beech 95-B55 · Hartwell, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 10, 2022 · N3670D · Substantial damage > The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control following a perceived undetermined problem with the airplane’s gyroscopic instrumentation. - [NTSB ERA20LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA052.md): Beech 55 · Grove City, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2019 · N9404Q · Substantial damage > The pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s available fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power to the left engine, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while on final approach to the runway. - [NTSB CEN19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA029.md): Beech 55 · Liberal, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N4817M · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to fly in an area where moderate icing conditions were forecasted in an airplane that was not certified for such conditions, and in the effort to get out of the icing conditions, his decision to fly below the minimum descent… - [NTSB GAA17CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA061.md): Beech 95B55 · Plattsburgh, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2016 · N180GA · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for the flight instructor to recover. - [NTSB ERA15FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA215.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Saltville, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 2015 · N5816S · Destroyed > The pilot’s flight into developing rain showers and updrafts, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s continued flight into forecast adverse weather conditions, and his reliance on… - [NTSB ERA14FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA128.md): Beech 95-B55 · LaGrange, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2014 · N36638 · Destroyed > The pilot's overreaction to a perceived conflict with a tow plane and glider on an intersecting runway, which resulted in a loss of control during an attempted aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the glider tow operator to follow… - [NTSB CEN13FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA137.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Mangum, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2013 · N143E · Substantial damage > The airplane's aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of currency/proficiency. - [NTSB WPR11FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA125.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2011 · N225DH · Substantial damage > The pilot did not recognize the loss of power in the right engine and did not execute the proper procedures for a go-around with one engine inoperative, likely due to increased workload. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel… - [NTSB CEN11FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA040.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Clarion, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2010 · N784CB · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB WPR10FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA369.md): Beech 95 55 · Oceanside, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2010 · N33CJ · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane following a loss of power in the right engine. The reason for the loss of power in the right engine could not be determined. - [NTSB ERA09FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA068.md): Beech 95-B55 (T4 · Whites Creek, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2008 · N412ES · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to feather the left propeller and secure the left engine following the total loss of left engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, lateral, and directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB NYC08FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA231.md): Beech 95-B55 · Jasper, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2008 · N727BC · Destroyed > The pilot's intentional visual flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control in flight. Contributing to the accident was the overweight and aft-center-of-gravity condition of the… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152706') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '240' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=1152706 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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