Beech 95-B55 (T42A) accident near Metter, GA
On July 13, 2026, a Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (airplane) was involved in an accident near Metter, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 13, 2026
- Place
- Metter, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.358°N, 82.101°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260713203376
NTSB summary
On July 13, 2026, about 1114 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft 95-B55, twin-engine airplane, N55FD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Metter, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Surveillance video provided by the John Edwin Jones Sr Field/Metter Municipal Airport (MHP), Metter, Georgia, showed that the accident airplane taxied to the self-serve fuel tank after which both engines were shut down. The pilot then refueled the airplane from the 100LL self-service system. Refueling records obtained from the MHP airport management showed the pilot purchased 114.42 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline. A surveillance video was obtained from an automotive gas station that abutted the airport property to the east. The video showed the pilot taxing before he departed from runway 28 at 1112. Preliminary ADS-B data from a commercial data provider captured 4 data points after the airplane departed from MHP. The first was at 1112:54 and showed a ground speed of 89 knots at an altitude of 300 feet mean sea level (msl). The second data point was 1113:10 and showed a ground speed of 83 knots at an altitude of 400 feet msl. The third data point was 1113:26 and showed a ground speed of 82 knots at an altitude of 400 feet msl. The fourth and final data point was 1113:42 and showed a ground speed of 85 knots at an altitude of 400 feet msl. The accident site was located about 1,600 feet and 107° from the last ADS-B data point. The data showed that the airplane was airbo
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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.
