Beechcraft 95-C55 N5726V
26 August 1971 · Alcoa, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1971 at about 11:52 local time, a Beechcraft 95-C55 registered N5726V, operated by Southwest Gara, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alcoa, Tennessee, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alcoa, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGhee-Tyson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-C55
- Registration
- N5726V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Gara
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Malvern, Ark → Knoxville, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1922
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVEST DISCLOSED NO ENG MALFUNCTION. L ENG WAS PULLING SOME PWR. GO-AROUND ATTEMPTED BELOW VMC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft 95 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | Airline Avia.a | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Knitaway, Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 May 1971 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Van Nuys, California, United States | M and B Sales | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | De Queen, Arkansas, United States | Diversa, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft 95 | Emigrnt Gap, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |