# Fatal NTSB investigations: Beech E-55 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 ERA19FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA201.md): Beech E55 · Hope Mills, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jun 27, 2019 · N664AR · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to disengage an uncommanded nose-down pitch input. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance of the pitch trim servo, which would have precluded a physical override of the pitch servo. - [NTSB CEN12FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA210.md): Beech E-55 · Broken Bow, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2012 · N1567W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent loss of airplane control during a single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in an initial loss of power in… - [NTSB CEN11FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA285.md): Hawker-Beechcraft E-55 · De Queen, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2011 · N3959W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB CEN10WA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA379.md): Beech E-55 · Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 29, 2010 · N554RB · Substantial damage - [NTSB SEA05FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA136.md): Beech E-55 · Lopez, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2005 · N686T · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a dual loss of engine power during normal descent due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the incorrect installation of the left and right wing fuel sight gage/float assemblies by unknown… - [NTSB DEN05FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA047.md): Beech E55 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2005 · N3FJ · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the left engine loss of power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot allowing the airspeed to drop below Vmc during an attempted single-engine go-around. - [NTSB CHI01FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA256.md): Beech E55 · Rensselaer, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2001 · N30WS · Destroyed > the pilot's ostentatious display when he buzzed the farmstead and did not maintain clearance from the barn. - [NTSB CHI01FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA206.md): Beech E-55 · Carterville, MO · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2001 · N91WC · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane, the inadvertent spiral, and the residence. - [NTSB CHI00FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA276.md): Beech E-55 · Grafton, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2000 · N9047V · Destroyed > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and altitude/clearance from the river. Factors to the accident included the pilot not obtaining an air traffic control clearance prior to departure into instrument meteorological conditions, the pilot becoming… - [NTSB LAX96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA096.md): Beech 55 · Cedarville, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1996 · N4088A · Destroyed > the pilot's poor preflight planning by not obtaining a weather briefing and his inadvertent encounter with a mountain wave condition. The moonless dark night was a factor in this accident. - [NTSB DEN92FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA091.md): Beech E-55 · Steamboat Sprin, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1992 · N12GG · Destroyed > The pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Factors were: the pilot's disregard of the preflight weather briefing, his intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his lack of recent instrument time, and… - [NTSB ATL89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA194.md): Beech E55 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1989 · N55TP · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while operating in instrument weather conditions. - [NTSB NYC86FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA068.md): Beech E55 · Sunderland, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1986 · N6641A · Destroyed > Witnesses reported seeing the acft descend vertically in a flat spin until impact in open, flat terrain. The accident occurred aprx 45 min after the plt had taken off on a local proficiency flt. After impact, most of the airframe was demolished by fire. The… - [NTSB LAX83FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA320.md): Beech E55 · Bridgeport, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1983 · N17993 · Destroyed > The recorded transcript between the plt and the reno fss specialist reveals that the plt was aware of moderate icing conditions below 18000 feet and reported moderate to severe turbulence along his proposed route of flt. The plt reported icing conditions and… - [NTSB NYC82FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM10.md): Beech E55 · Scandia, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Apr 6, 1982 · N4375A · Destroyed > At 0834 EST, the pilot departed bradford airport on an IFR flight to alton, IL. About 4 minutes later, he advised that he was having difficulty with his flight instruments while in IFR conditions. He attempted to return to the departure airport by using d.f.… - [NTSB DEN82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA012.md): Beech E55 · Hayden, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 26, 1981 · N1766C · Destroyed - [NTSB IAD80FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA021.md): Beech E55 · Amherstdale, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 22, 1980 · N39PG · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA036.md): Beech E55 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 28, 1977 · N4068S · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC77FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA001.md): Beech E55 · Bradford, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 1, 1976 · N4055S · Destroyed - [NTSB MIA74AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM043.md): Beech E55 · Decatur, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 16, 1973 · N3917A · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC72AN139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN139.md): Beech 95-E55 · Groton, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 3, 1972 · N793Q · Destroyed ## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152732')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=1152732 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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