NTSB NYC87LA065 — 1987-01-24 · BABYLON, New York, United States

Current FAA registration · N9555Y

Make / Model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
Year of manufacture: 1973 · 14 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19730713
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD4A58

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9555Y Beech 95-A55 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA065.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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