Beechcraft 65-A90 N295X
1 May 1972 · Racine, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 May 1972 at about 07:28 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N295X, operated by Prestolite Co., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Racine, Wisconsin, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horlick-Racine
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N295X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Prestolite Co.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Toledo, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4077
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
FURND MKE WX,700FT OVC,2-1/2MI VSBY.ARPT WX,100-200FT OVC,1/16MI VSBY AVBL VIA UNICOM, NOT USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Albany, New York, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Cold Water, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ross Aviation* | Fatal | 9 |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Wanco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Kent, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |