# NTSB investigations: Beech E-55, 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 WPR26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA323.md): Beech E-55 · Mecca, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 30, 2026 · N333W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA113.md): Beech E-55 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2025 · N994WY · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during an approach to land.
- [NTSB WPR17LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA059.md): Beech E 55 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2017 · N711YK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to select the proper fuel boost pump setting for the left auxiliary fuel pump, which allowed for an excessive fuel flow to the left engine, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and airplane control during an attempted go-around.
- [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 LAX91LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA284.md): Beech E-55 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1991 · N7268R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the landing gear retraction by selecting gear up instead of flaps up during the landing roll-out. Contributing to the accident was the lack of familiarity with the airplane.
- [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 LAX76FUM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM15.md): Beech 95-E55 · San Marcos, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 6, 1975 · N4555S · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK76FVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA12.md): Beech V35B · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1975 · N191WE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74FUA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA15.md): Beech E55 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 13, 1973 · N305T · 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 ('1152732'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1152732&state=CA

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