# NTSB IAD80FA026: Beech 95-B55, N88LR, Cumming, GA, February 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1980
- Place: Cumming, GA · CUMMING, GA
- Location: 34.2061° N, 84.1338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumming, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-84.1338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0379  80/2/19    CUMMING,GA          BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N88LR               PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      41, 5517 TOTAL HOURS, 607
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STU PLT STATED ACFT FLOWN SLOW FLT AT 2000FT WHEN IP SET UP SIMULATED L ENG OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88LR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88LR-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N TC-593, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800219003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219003629A), Feb 19, 1980: Beech 95B55, Cumming, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inadvertent loss of control during practice slow flight & stall procedures. Entered flat spin. No recovery.

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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