Beechcraft D55 N7705R
24 September 1972 · Mansfield, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 September 1972 at about 09:40 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N7705R, operated by Horton Dennis, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mansfield, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mansfield, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N7705R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Horton Dennis
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Seattle, Wash → Omak, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3486
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PLT CNLD IFR CLNC, RPRTD VFR CONDS, DIVERTING TO AVOID TWRG CLDS-MDT ICING, TURBC, VCNTY SNOW SHWRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Thef Riv.fls, Minnesota, United States | Artic Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Dallas, Georgia, United States | Mobley School | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Wewahitchka, Florida, United States | Gray and Compa | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Kilborn Leasin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Porterville, California, United States | - | 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 | - |