Beech 95-55 accident near New Port Richey, FL
On May 15, 1994, a Beech 95-55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Port Richey, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 15, 1994
- Place
- New Port Richey, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.279°N, 82.630°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01338
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 15, 1994, about 1530 eastern daylight time, N9319Y, a Beech 95-55, registered to the pilot, Franklin E. Jassmann, and Walter Castles, crashed on go-around at Hidden Lake Airport, New Port Richey, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated at Tampa Bay Executive Airport, New Port Richey, Florida, on May 15, 1994, about 1515. One of the aircraft owners, Mr. Walter Castles, reported that on the day before the accident he experienced high cylinder head temperatures in the right engine during taxi and takeoff from Tampa Bay Executive Airport, for a flight to the Florida Keys. He reduced power on the right engine and returned to land. He shut down the right engine on taxi in. This was the second flight since the aircraft's annual inspection was performed. He had to hurry and drive to his destination and had his wife call his partner in the aircraft, Mr. Jassmann, and tell him about the right engine problem. Mr. Jassmann stated he would go out and look at the engine. On the day of the accident Mr. Jassmann was seen by airport personnel looking at something under the aircraft's instrument panel. He departed the Tampa Bay Executive Airport in N9319Y about 1515. Witnesses reported seeing a twin engine Beech Baron flying north between the Tampa Bay Executive Airport and the Hidden Lake Airport at about 1530. The aircraft was at 1,000 to 1,500 feet and one of the engines was surging
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FEATHERING OF THE WRONG PROPELLER AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
