Beechcraft 95-A55 N9555Y

Summary

On 24 January 1987 at about 21:02 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N9555Y, operated by Albert Brillaud, was involved in an accident near Babylon, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1987 at 21:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Babylon, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Republic (FRG)

Coordinates

40.7309, -73.3208

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-A55

Registration

N9555Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Albert Brillaud

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

No.myrtle Beach → Farmingdale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA065

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE BEECH BARON HAD BEEN CRUISING AT ALTITUDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WHEN IT STARTED A DESCENT WITH THE OAT WELL BELOW FREEZING. DURING THE DESCENT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMPS TO HIGH AND STILL THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A WIDE ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A GUARD RAIL, SPUN AROUND AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ESCAPED UNINJURED. INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM SHOWED WATER IN BOTH FUEL MANIFOLDS. A SMALL PIECE OF ICE WAS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT FUEL STRAINER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DRAINED THE MAIN FUEL TANK DRAIN AND THE CROSSFEED DRAIN. THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK DRAIN AND THE FUEL STRAINER DRAINS WERE NOT DRAINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.