Beech 95-A55 accident near Jacksonville, Florida, July 15, 1993
On July 15, 1993, a Beech 95-A55, registered N2200Q, was destroyed in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Craig Municipal airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM UNDETERMINED FUEL AND IGNITION SOURCES IN THE LEFT WING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 15, 1993
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Craig Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-A55 · all 95-A55s on the register
- Registration
- N2200Q · registry record · serial TC457
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE EXPLODE AND ERUPT IN FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE LEFT PITOT TUBE AND STRUCTUAL COMPONENTS FROM THE LEFT WING WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 300 AND 600 FT FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FORWARD OF THE FRONT WING SPAR AND JUST AFT OF THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM VANE. THE TOP SPAR CAP WAS BENT UPWARD AND THE BOTTOM SPAR CAP WAS BENT DOWNWARD. THE SPAR CAPS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE SPAR WEBB. THE WING LEADING EDGE SHEET METAL WAS RIPPED OPEN AND CURLED AFT OVER AND BELOW THE WING. THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN THE AREA OF THE EXPLOSION HAD SUSTAINED MASSIVE FIRE DAMAGE.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 673 hours in all; 478 in this make and model; 82 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days; 483 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,830 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 28, 1992; 233 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,880 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: PCM Plant City FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 14, 4,007 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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