# NTSB investigations: Beech 95-B55 (T42A): Runway excursion

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 ERA25LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA250.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Eustis, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2025 · N9420Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after a total loss of right engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation.
- [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 ERA20LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA035.md): Beech 55 · Griffin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 9, 2019 · N686DR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was properly configured for takeoff, which resulted in the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff roll and the airplane’s subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR11CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA343.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Colville, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2011 · N601FD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate braking after touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA10CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA201.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Sevierville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2010 · N43BS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground during a touch-and-go landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA102.md): Beech 95-B55 · Batesville, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 24, 2008 · N8775R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind which resulted in the overrun landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the culvert and the tailwind.

## 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" = '300' 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/300/sequence?model=1152706

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