Beech 95-B55 (T42A) accident near Mount Dora, Florida, June 29, 2025
On June 29, 2025 at about 3:07 pm local time, a 1964 Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registered N9420Y, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Mount Dora, Florida (Mid-Florida airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 29, 2025 · about 3:07 pm local time
- Place
- Mount Dora, Florida · Mid-Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 (T42A), built 1964 · all 95-B55 (T42A)s on the register
- Registration
- N9420Y · registry record · serial TC-582
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On June 29, 2025, about 1107 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N9420Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mount Dora, Florida. The private pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the passenger, the purpose of the flight was to obtain fuel at a different, unspecified, airport. This was the passenger’s first time being in an airplane. He described watching the pilot do a preflight of the airplane, but no fuel was added. During the start-up, everything appeared normal, and they taxied to the runway for departure. He described that once the nose of the airplane became airborne, the right engine “sputtered out” and they immediately went to the right. The airplane contacted a tree, before it came to rest in an adjacent lake. He further described that once the airplane came to rest, the pilot shut the fuel off, and they began to walk back to the airport for assistance. The airplane came to rest partially in the water of a pond in a residential area. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The wreckage was retained for further investigation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 11 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 0.8 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,400 ft; a few clouds at 900 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 3:05 pm from LEE, 9 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KLEE 291905Z 34011G20KT 3/4SM +TSRA BR FEW009 OVC024 22/21 A3013 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB1855 PRESFR P0007 T02170211
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA25LA250.