# NTSB SEA81FYK16: Beech 95-C55, N4821J, Roseburg, OR, August 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1981
- Place: Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2685  81/8/21    ROSEBURG,OR         BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2084
        TIME - 1530                    N4821J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1337 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROSEBURG,OR                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNKNOWN REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MAINS PRT FULL,AUX NR EMPTY.MVD SEL OFF AFT CRSH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4821J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4821J-1983-12-09), registration cancelled 1983-12-09, S/N TE-251, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roseburg Muni

## 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 19810821051099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821051099A), Aug 21, 1981: Beech 95C55, Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. Both engines quit and aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff.

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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