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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Tulsa, OK · April 7, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1980
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5925SBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131112

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0539   80/4/7    TULSA,OK            BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0920                    N5925S              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 2593 TOTAL HOURS, 310
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DALLAS,TX                   KANSAS CITY,MO               TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
        REMARKS- ANTI-SYPHON LINE DISCONNECTED FROM VENT LINE.R WING EXPLODED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5925S
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.