# NTSB investigations: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 1997

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 FTW98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA056.md): Beech 95-B55 · Royse City, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1997 · N6835Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's impairment due to drugs, and his ensuing failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factors was the loss of power to both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of…
- [NTSB CHI98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA041.md): Beech 95-B55 · Burlington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1997 · N3681K · Substantial damage
  > an undetermined event resulting in the door seal inflation pump catching fire, the pilot's failure to close the cockpit air vents allowing heat and flames from the airplane's nose section to melt electrical wiring behind the instrument panel, and the pilot…
- [NTSB ATL98FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA002.md): Beech 95-B55 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1997 · N315K · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper emergency procedures and subsequent loss of aircraft control, while attempting to maneuver for a precautionary landing. A factor relating to the accident was: partial loss of power in one or both engines for undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB MIA97FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA239.md): Beech 95-B55 · Brownsville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1997 · N5678K · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing at night on unprepared terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of a suitable area for an emergency…
- [NTSB ATL97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA100.md): Beech 55 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1997 · N45CW · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the aircraft braking system due to low brake pressure resulting from the undetermined loss of brake fluid from the brake reservoir.
- [NTSB LAX97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA230.md): Beech 95-B55 · Beaumont, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1997 · N2031W · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent movement of the propeller controls, instead of the throttle levers, which resulted in an inadvertent dual engine shutdown. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to properly secure the door during preflight, and his…
- [NTSB LAX97GA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97GA198.md): Beech 95-B55 · San Carlos, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Jun 3, 1997 · N8KB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB MIA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA077.md): Beech 95-B55 · Monroe, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1997 · N70F · Substantial damage
  > pilot incapacitation as result of Ischemic heart disease.
- [NTSB FTW97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA092.md): Beech 95-B55 · Mayhill, NM · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1997 · N47SM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain. Factors were the mountainous terrain, the snow obscuring the visibility, the dark night illumination, and the pilot's fatigue.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  AND 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1152706&year=1997

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