Beech 55-E55 accident near Daytona Beach, FL
On April 15, 1995, a Beech 55-E55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 15, 1995
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech 55-E55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.190°N, 81.049°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03335
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 14, 1995, about 2019 eastern daylight time, N577M, a Beechcraft 55-E55 registered to the pilot, Ronald O. Osbon, crashed in Daytona Beach, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Shelbyville, Tennessee, about 2 hours 33 minutes earlier the same day. The flight had originated from West Bend, Wisconsin, earlier in the day and had proceeded to Chicago, Illinois, and then to Shelbyville,. Interviews with ramp service personnel in Shelbyville, revealed that the pilot purchased 80.7 gallons of 100 LL aviation fuel and all four fuel tanks were full on departure from Shelbyville. The flight departed about 1746 EDT. A review of air traffic control transcripts revealed that all communications with the flight were normal until about 2001, when the flight was cleared to descend from 8,000 feet to 4,000 feet. About 2015, the pilot radioed controllers on duty in Daytona Beach, that his right engine was "kicking in and out" The controllers cleared the pilot to land at Daytona Beach Regional Airport. The pilot radioed controllers at about 2017, that "he was losing power on both engines, and was out of gas." The airplane crashed about 3 miles west of the airport and an impact explosion was observed. A postimpact fire ensued and burned for about 5 hours after the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, Ronald O. Osbon was the holder of a private pilot's
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MANAGE THE FUEL AVAILABLE IN FLIGHT BY IMPROPERLY SELECTING THE FUEL SELECTORS TO FUEL AVAILABLE IN OTHER TANKS, RESULTING IN BOTH ENGINES LOSING POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
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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.
