# NTSB DEN08WA060: Beech 95-55, Auxerre, France, February 20, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 20, 2008, 18:52 local (18:52 UTC)
- Place: Auxerre, France
- Coordinates: 49.969444, 2.693333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.9694&lon=2.6933&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: French BEA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67557/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08WA060

## Factual narrative

On February 20, 2008, approximately 1852 UTC, a French registered Beech 95-55, F-BPJF, serial number TC-1143, piloted by a French private pilot, impacted terrain, following a loss engine power, near Auxerre Airfield (LFAQ) France.  The pilot was killed and one passenger on board sustained serious injuries.  The airplane was destroyed.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The cross-country flight originated at Bourg Ceyzeriat, France (LFHS) and was en route to Toussus-Le-Noble, France.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of France.  Any further information may be obtained from:

Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation civile

Batiment 153

Aeroport du Bourget

93350 Le Bourget

France

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the French Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-BPJF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech 95-55
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: France Private
- Departed: LFHS, Bourg Ceyzeriat
- Destination: LFPN, Toussus-Le-Nobl
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 135° at 9 knots
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: LFAQ

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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