Beechcraft 95-55 N9385Y
24 December 1973 · New Salem, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 December 1973 at about 17:35 local time, a Beechcraft 95-55 registered N9385Y was involved in an accident during in flight near New Salem, North Dakota, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Salem, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-55
- Registration
- N9385Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bismark, N Dak → Casper, Wyo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3967
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP DSCNDG SPIRAL.OTR ACFT IN AREA RPTD ENCTRG ICING COND BT WN DIK AND BIS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | Fulton County | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Willow Springs, Missouri, United States | Southwest Truc | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft 95 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft 95 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Alexander Airc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Montauk Carib | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Mobile Air CEN | 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 | - |