Fatal NTSB investigations: Beech E-55
21 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech E-55. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1972 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152732'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152732'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA19FA201Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBeech E55 · Hope Mills, NCThe pilot's failure to disengage an uncommanded nose-down pitch input. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance of the pitch trim servo, which would have precluded a physical override of the pitch servo.NTSB CEN12FA210Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Broken Bow, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent loss of airplane control during a single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in an initial loss of power in…NTSB CEN11FA285Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawker-Beechcraft E-55 · De Queen, ARThe pilot’s loss of control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN10WA379Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBeech E-55 · Ciutadella de Menorca, SpainNTSB SEA05FA136Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Lopez, WAThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a dual loss of engine power during normal descent due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the incorrect installation of the left and right wing fuel sight gage/float assemblies by unknown…NTSB DEN05FA047Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Fort Collins, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the left engine loss of power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot allowing the airspeed to drop below Vmc during an attempted single-engine go-around.NTSB CHI01FA256Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Rensselaer, INthe pilot's ostentatious display when he buzzed the farmstead and did not maintain clearance from the barn.NTSB CHI01FA206Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Carterville, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane, the inadvertent spiral, and the residence.NTSB CHI00FA276Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Grafton, ILThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control and altitude/clearance from the river. Factors to the accident included the pilot not obtaining an air traffic control clearance prior to departure into instrument meteorological conditions, the pilot becoming…NTSB LAX96FA096Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 55 · Cedarville, CAthe pilot's poor preflight planning by not obtaining a weather briefing and his inadvertent encounter with a mountain wave condition. The moonless dark night was a factor in this accident.NTSB DEN92FA091Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-55 · Steamboat Sprin, COThe pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Factors were: the pilot's disregard of the preflight weather briefing, his intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his lack of recent instrument time, and…NTSB ATL89FA194Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Raleigh, NCThe pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation while operating in instrument weather conditions.NTSB NYC86FA068Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Sunderland, MAWitnesses reported seeing the acft descend vertically in a flat spin until impact in open, flat terrain. The accident occurred aprx 45 min after the plt had taken off on a local proficiency flt. After impact, most of the airframe was demolished by fire. The…NTSB LAX83FA320Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E55 · Bridgeport, CAThe recorded transcript between the plt and the reno fss specialist reveals that the plt was aware of moderate icing conditions below 18000 feet and reported moderate to severe turbulence along his proposed route of flt. The plt reported icing conditions and…NTSB NYC82FGM10Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportBeech E55 · Scandia, PAAt 0834 EST, the pilot departed bradford airport on an IFR flight to alton, IL. About 4 minutes later, he advised that he was having difficulty with his flight instruments while in IFR conditions. He attempted to return to the departure airport by using d.f.…NTSB DEN82FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Hayden, CONTSB IAD80FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Amherstdale, WVNTSB LAX77FA036Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Phoenix, AZNTSB NYC77FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Bradford, PANTSB MIA74AM043Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Decatur, GANTSB NYC72AN139Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-E55 · Groton, CT