Beechcraft D50C N9968R
29 October 1971 · Brandon, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 October 1971 at about 02:12 local time, a Beechcraft D50C registered N9968R, operated by Five, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Brandon, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brandon, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D50C
- Registration
- N9968R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Five, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tulsa, Okla → Colo.springs, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3408
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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
CONT FLT INTO KNOWN ICING COND. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH WG OR EMPENNAGE DE-ICERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D50C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft D50C | Austin, Texas, United States | Excalibur Avia | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Sep 1969 | Beechcraft D50C | Gaithersberg, Maryland, United States | Freestate Avia | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft D50C | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Sea Airmotive | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1967 | Beechcraft D50C | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Wise Potato CH | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1975 | Beechcraft D50C | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Andy's Flying | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1967 | Beechcraft D50C | Swanton, Ohio, United States | - | No 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 | - |