NTSB investigations: Beech 95-C55

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 95-C55, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Beech 95-C55 per year, 1982–2026: 8 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152708')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 353))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA03LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95 C-55 · Canby, ORThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of power after takeoff. High vegetation was a factor.May 31, 2003 · N660K · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97FA066Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Riverside, CAfuel starvation due to improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's preoccupation of discussing the legality of the approach with the tower controller, and fatigue.Dec 7, 1996 · N66MB · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C55 · Weatherford, TXThe fuel starvation induced power loss to the left engine, which resulted from the improper fuel tank being selected by the PIC.Sep 5, 1990 · N666DF · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Fort Supply, OKThe acft was forced to land due to loss of eng power. The plt attempted to land on a roadway. During the landing the acft rt wing struck a fence post. The landing gear collapsed during a groundloop after lndg. Post acc investigation revealed that the eng was…Oct 28, 1987 · N2LU · Substantial damageNTSB MIA87LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Titusville, FLFlt experienced complete loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion. While attempting a forced landing at an airport the aircraft touched down 200 feet short of the runway and then rolled up onto the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged in…Apr 30, 1987 · N54552 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85FA162Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Jacksonville, FLThe 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…May 2, 1985 · N9442S · DestroyedNTSB FTW84LA407Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Dallas, TXThe acft received subst damage during an emerg landing after loss of power in both left & right engines. The plt landed the acft in a river bed with the gear retracted during the hours of darkness. The acft was serviced with 10 gals of 100LL prior to…Sep 21, 1984 · N5702V · DestroyedNTSB LAX82FA085Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech BE-95-C55 · Huron, CAFollowing a business trip the pilot deplaned two passengers at a private airport and proceeded to takeoff to the north. Witnesses judged the takeoff run to be short followed by a steep bank and climb to the right. A maximum estimatedaltitude of 250 feet AGL…Feb 25, 1982 · N491A · Destroyed