Plane Crash List

Beechcraft 55 accidents

The NTSB database holds 55 accidents and incidents involving the Beechcraft 55, recorded between 1964 to 2024. 10 of them were fatal (18%), and 22 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 7 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (10 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Brazil.

21 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

55
Records
10
Fatal
22
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1964 to 2024
Period
Show these on the map 34 of 55 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 3
1970s 8
1980s 11
1990s 15
2000s 6
2010s 9
2020s 3

Where these happened

United States 51 Canada 2 Brazil 1 Venezuela 1

Operators involved

Corporate Air 1 Potter, Douglas A. 1 Robert M. Whitmore 1 Moss BOW DOG S 1 NOL TEC Systems, Inc. 1 William C. Brennan 1

All 55 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Aug 1978 Beechcraft 55
N978V
 Fairfield, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
17 Oct 1981 Beechcraft 55
N222BR
 Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 General Paint Fatal 3
3 Jun 2024 Beechcraft 55
PS-BDW
 Santa Catarina, Brazil
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Nov 2018 Beechcraft 55
N4817M
 Liberal, Kansas, United States - Fatal 2
20 Jan 1996 Beechcraft 55
N4088A
 Cedarville, California, United States - Fatal 2
15 Apr 1995 Beechcraft 55-E55
N577M
 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States - Fatal 2
19 Oct 1992 Beechcraft 55
N1ZB
 Leicester, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Robert L. Powell Fatal 2
21 Nov 2003 Beechcraft 55
N4482S
 Griffin, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
18 Apr 2001 Beechcraft 55
YV-2345P
 Carache, Venezuela Sergio Sune Fatal 1
6 Jan 1978 Beechcraft 55
N25N
 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Aug 2020 Beechcraft 55
N8629M
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
22 Aug 2020 Beechcraft 55
N1621W
 Athens, Texas, United States - No injuries -
9 Nov 2019 Beechcraft 55
N6206V
 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Bhl Aviation Llc No injuries -
9 Nov 2019 Beechcraft 55
N686DR
 Griffin, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
1 Oct 2019 Beechcraft 55
N9404Q
 Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 2019 Beechcraft 55
N854T
 Sebring, Florida, United States - No injuries -
31 May 2019 Beechcraft 55
N1019D
 Youngstown, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
31 Oct 2018 Beechcraft 55
N5YB
 Gainesville, Florida, United States - No injuries -
5 Oct 2018 Beechcraft 55
N6674Y
 San Antonio, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
1 Sep 2018 Beechcraft 55
N10DS
 Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States - Serious injuries -
25 Aug 2001 Beechcraft 55
N521U
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States - No injuries -
21 May 2001 Beechcraft 55
N4783M
 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
10 Mar 2001 Beechcraft 55
N8472N
 Lake Wales, Florida, United States - No injuries -
21 Aug 2000 Beechcraft 55
N1704W
 Sydney, Canada
no coordinates
 William C. Brennan No injuries -
20 Jul 1999 Beechcraft 55
N56AW
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Robert M. Whitmore No injuries -
18 Feb 1998 Beechcraft 55B
N1072W
 Buffalo, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jul 1997 Beechcraft 55
N45CW
 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
15 Aug 1995 Beechcraft 55
N1685W
 Mansfield, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
18 Jul 1995 Beechcraft 55
N3070W
 Delavan, Wisconsin, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Jul 1992 Beechcraft 55-95B55B
N7041M
 Delta Junction, Alaska, United States Eielson AFB Aero Club Minor injuries -
2 Mar 1992 Beechcraft 55
N155BB
 Longmont, Colorado, United States Klodnicki, David T. No injuries -
6 Feb 1992 Beechcraft 55
N9029V
 Wheeling, Illinois, United States Neighbor, Ernest H Minor injuries -
17 Jul 1991 Beechcraft 55B
N54339
 Cupertino, California, United States U.s. Navy Moffett Field Navy No injuries -
17 May 1991 Beechcraft 55
N42WE
 Perry, Georgia, United States Potter, Douglas A. No injuries -
21 Mar 1991 Beechcraft 55
N711RY
 Burbank, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Air Charter Serious injuries -
5 Mar 1991 Beechcraft 55
N29SF
 Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States NOL TEC Systems, Inc. No injuries -
9 Oct 1988 Beechcraft 55B
N8769R
 Quincy, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 May 1988 Beechcraft 55
N2025W
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 James Flying Service No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Beechcraft 55
N321MB
 Rigby, Idaho, United States Karen Pfeiffer No injuries -
7 Jun 1986 Beechcraft 55
N1268Z
 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States Kenosha Aero, Inc. No injuries -
15 Feb 1986 Beechcraft 55
N163Q
 Ft. Myers, Florida, United States - No injuries -
30 Jun 1985 Beechcraft 55
N2781F
 Savannah, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Mar 1984 Beechcraft 55
N131TW
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
19 Sep 1983 Beechcraft 55
N18ER
 Watsonville, California, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 1983 Beechcraft 55
N8821M
 Cornelia, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
23 May 1981 Beechcraft 55
N322SP
 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 May 1979 Beechcraft 55
N45235
 Fraser, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
30 Mar 1979 Beechcraft 55
N255M
 Wickenburg, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Jan 1975 Beechcraft 55
N77RR
 Hazard, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Branhan and St No injuries -
9 Nov 1974 Beechcraft 55
N14MB
 Augusta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Moss BOW DOG S No injuries -