- Date
- May 2, 1985, 13:07 local (18:07 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9442SBeech 95-C55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850502016849A
- Case key
- 31243
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on the last leg of a flt that originated that morning at Jacksonville, then proceeded to daytona beach, then on to crestview, FL. While on the return flt to Jacksonville, the right eng lost power as the acft was approaching its destination. The plt stated that he tried to restart the right eng, but was unable, so he secured it. A short time later, the left eng also lost power & the plt elected to land in an open field. However, during the approach, the plt was unable to clear trees at the edge of the field. After impacting the trees, the acft crashed in the field. No fuel was observed in the wreckage. The plt reported that he used only the fuel quantity indicators to check the fuel prior to the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9442S
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-52
- Airframe hours
- 24,607
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C5B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard O. Gelinas
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1984 · 397 hours before
- Departed
- CEW · Crestview, FL
- Destination
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,519 total · 124 in this make and model · 8,492 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9442S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.