Beechcraft 95-E55 N793Q
3 May 1972 · Groton, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1972 at about 12:35 local time, a Beechcraft 95-E55 registered N793Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Groton, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Groton, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Trumbull
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-E55
- Registration
- N793Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Teterboro, Nj → Westerly, Ri
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0697
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
MISSED APCH AT NEARBY ABPT.ATTEMPTED VOR APCH INKNOWN BLO MINIMUM COND.DESCENDED BLO MDA.LOST CTL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 95-55 | St.augustine, Florida, United States | Frank B.wilder | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Fort Meyers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Midland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 8 Oct 1972 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Danville, Indiana, United States | Lease-A-Plane | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Utica, New York, United States | Mohawk Airline | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |