# NTSB investigations: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA270.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Metter, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 13, 2026 · N55FD · Destroyed
  > On July 13, 2026, about 1114 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft 95-B55, twin-engine airplane, N55FD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Metter, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB WPR26FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA254.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Waterloo, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jul 10, 2026 · N202DK · Destroyed
  > On July 9, 2026, at about 2248 central daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N202DK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Illinois. The pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA25LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA343.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2025 · N8313N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear’s electrical retraction/extension system, which tripped the circuit breaker.
- [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 WPR25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA215.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · North Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2025 · N945B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper configuration for takeoff.
- [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 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 ERA25FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA001.md): Beech 95 · Crystal River, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 1, 2024 · N5868S · Destroyed
  > On October 1, 2024, about 1540 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N5868S, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Crystal River, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14…
- [NTSB ERA24LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA307.md): Beech 95-B55 · Greenville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2024 · N9308Q · Substantial damage
  > A landing with the nose gear retracted as a result of an intermittent landing gear relay.
- [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 CEN23LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA407.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2023 · N2KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear warning horn for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA064.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Athens, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2022 · N101DC · Substantial damage
  > The operator’s and the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with a known electrical problem, resulting in a loss of electrical power and a gear-up landing.
- [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 ERA22LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA311.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Livingston, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2022 · N955V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA183.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Wharton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2022 · N66NP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN21LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA457.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Lancaster, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2021 · N85RR · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN21LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA174.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Colby, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 10, 2021 · N568P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to remove the towbar from the nose landing gear before takeoff, which resulted in a sustained adverse yaw condition, and his failure to adequately monitor the fuel system while circling the airport, which resulted in fuel starvation and…
- [NTSB ERA21LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA093.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Westfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2020 · N916MT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and his failure to confirm that the landing gear was extended before landing.
- [NTSB CEN20CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA363.md): Beech 55 · Athens, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2020 · N1621W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach and landing.
- [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 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 CEN19FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA236.md): Beech 95B55 · Chadron, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 24, 2019 · N8910U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel was on board before departing and his in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA19TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA233.md): Beech 95B55 · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jul 19, 2019 · N386Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB ERA19LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA136.md): Beech 95B55 · Clewiston, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2019 · N323MT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to perform the appropriate emergency checklists following the loss of engine power.
- [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 CEN18LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA361.md): Beech 55 · Waupaca, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2018 · N10DS · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA251.md): Beech 95 B55 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 17, 2018 · N4464S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the portable GPS and antenna cable, which resulted in the inadvertent landing gear retraction during landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA579.md): Beech 95 B55 · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 14, 2017 · N2182L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA134.md): Beech 95B55 · Islip, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2017 · N62RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear before touchdown, which resulted in the gear-up landing.
- [NTSB WPR17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA061.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Cameron Park, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 1, 2017 · N321BJ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear to extend as a result of excessive wear within the landing gear gearbox and motor, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
- [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 WPR16FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA182.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Broadus, MT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2016 · N413D · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's departure from cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA16FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA288.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Fredericksburg, VA · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2016 · N128VB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot(s) failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN16FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA282.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Leshara, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2016 · N55NE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control during a practice stall maneuver, which resulted in a spin that continued to ground impact.
- [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 CEN14CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA482.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Bremond, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2014 · N5812K · Substantial damage
  > Mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation.
- [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 ERA14CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA028.md): Beech 95 B55 (T42A) · Newnan, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2013 · N711H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadvertent movement of the landing gear switch, which resulted in a landing gear collapse and substantial damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB ANC13FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA058.md): Beech 95-B55 · Cantwell, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2013 · N5JG · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [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 CEN13LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA110.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2012 · N30WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly manage the airplane's fuel, which resulted in engine failure due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN12CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA165.md): Beech 95-B55 · Lancaster, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2012 · N4624A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN12LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA110.md): Beech 95-B55 · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 2011 · N275D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management during the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA079.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · College Station, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 10, 2011 · N8188R · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power from both engines, which resulted from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate pre-flight preparation.
- [NTSB CEN11CA633](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA633.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Damon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2011 · N742LB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [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 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 WPR11CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA123.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 6, 2011 · N2074L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to turn off the engine magnetos and properly secure the airplane prior to rotating the propeller by hand, resulting in inadvertent movement of the airplane and collision with a building.
- [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.

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## 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'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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