Beechcraft 95-C55 N4877J
13 December 1971 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 December 1971 at about 09:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95-C55 registered N4877J, operated by Knitaway, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-C55
- Registration
- N4877J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Knitaway, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Southern Pines, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3114
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
L PROP FEA.METAL ABT ICE-PICK TIP SIZE IN OIL PUMP HOUSING.OIL RADIATOR, TEMP BULB, BYPASS VALVE DRY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 22 Feb 1971 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |