# NTSB Accident DFW05FA055
> **BEECH 95-B55** · 2005-01-14 · Patterson, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05FA055
- **Event ID:** 20050119X00074
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-14
- **Location:** Patterson, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.7, -91.333335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 95-B55
- **Registration:** N7912R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow check-list procedures and the required placard instructions, which resulted in the fuel selectors being selected to the improper fuel tanks for take-off, resulting in a loss of engine power to the left engine.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed required to maintain control.

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