Beechcraft D55 N7142N
9 January 1983 · Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 January 1983 at about 21:44 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N7142N, operated by Henry H. Tiffany, was involved in an accident near Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States. 9 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8992, -76.9010
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N7142N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Henry H. Tiffany
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nassau, Bahamas → Norfolk
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83MA084
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE TWO ACFT COLLIDED AT ABOUT 9,500 FT MSL 30 MI SOUTH OF CHERRY POINT. AFTER DEPARTING NASSAU, THE PLT OF THE BE-D55 NEVER ACTIVATED HIS FLT PLAN. AN ADIZ PENETRATION TIME WAS THEREFORE NEVER ESTABLISHED. WHEN THE UNIDENTIFIED ACFT ENTERED WARNING AREA W-122, THE USAF CONTACTED FAA ATC FOR IDENTIFICATION INFO. SINCE FAA WAS NOT CONTROLLING ANY TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA AN INTERCEPT ORDER WAS ISSUED. AT 1637 FAA GOT A POSITION REPORT FROM THE BE-D55 & RELAYED IT TO MILITARY CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE TWO FIGHTER ACFT CONTINUED TO CLOSE IN ON THE TARGET FOR RADAR CONTACT. THE LEAD ACFT WAS TO CLOSE ABOUT 1,000 FT BELOW THE TARGET AT A PREPLANNED CLOSURE RATE OF 50 KTS (ACTUAL RATE WAS 127 KTS). SECONDS BEFORE THE COLLISION, THE BE-D55 TURNED LEFT AS REQUESTED BY FAA ATC THUS TURNING IT INTO THE PATH OF THE OVERTAKING INTERCEPTOR WHICH ALSO HAD TURNED LEFT TO BREAK OFF THE INTERCEPT. THE SAFETY BOARD DID NOT DETERMINE THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, BUT OFFERED STATEMENTS OF CAUSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft D55 D55 | N7142N | Henry H. Tiffany | Destroyed |
| McDonnell Douglas F4C F4C | AFNG | - | Substantial |
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft D55 | Napa, California, United States | Hugh Gardner | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft D55 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Beechcraft D55 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Amadori Constr | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft D55 | Livermore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1983 | Pterodactyl/Lambert NONE | Mt. Holly, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Cessna 401A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Cessna T210M | Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |