# NTSB investigations: Beech D55, CA

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 WPR19FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA086.md): Beech D55 · Stallion Springs, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 22, 2019 · N533Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions associated with mountain obscuration conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a weather…
- [NTSB LAX00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA026.md): Beech D55 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1999 · N7674N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX95FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA297.md): Beech D55 · Kingsburg, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1995 · N4884J · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed during a simulated engine failure to avoid an inadvertent stall/spin, and inadequate supervision by the designated pilot examiner. A factor in the accident was the decision of the examiner to use an…
- [NTSB LAX87FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA039.md): Beech D55 · Livermore, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1986 · N8386N · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that the aircraft started the takeoff roll, became airborne at about 1000 feet down the runway, climbed to an altitude of about 50 feet, rolled to the left and crashed inverted onto a parallel taxiway at about mid field. There was no fire.…
- [NTSB LAX84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA159.md): Beech D55 · Monterey, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1984 · N873LB · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he extended the gear & flaps before landing, & on final apch, he rechecked that the gear was down & the green gear down & locked light was illuminated. He & both passengers reported that the acft touched down on the wheels, then it…
- [NTSB LAX82DA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA124.md): Beech D55 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 3, 1982 · N792BR · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that he rotated the aircraft at about 90 knots during takeoff and at about 30 feet AGL the engine lost power. It started again briefly but then stopped and an emergency landing was made approximately 2000 feet from the approach end of runway…
- [NTSB OAK79DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA22.md): Beech D55 · Visalia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 9, 1979 · N44DC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA08.md): Beech D55 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 28, 1976 · N1796A · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152730'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1152730&state=CA

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