Beechcraft B55 N1742W
12 September 1973 · Agusta Springs, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 1973 at about 07:30 local time, a Beechcraft B55 registered N1742W was involved in an accident during in flight near Agusta Springs, Virginia, 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 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Agusta Springs, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B55
- Registration
- N1742W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Beckley, W Va → Wanesboro, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2749
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
LETDOWN THRU FOG.REDUCED VSBY.HIT TOP OF MTN RIDGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Fischer Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Edo-Airo Divis | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Beechcraft B55 | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |