Beechcraft 95-A55 N9572Y
8 October 1984 · Newport Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1984 at about 00:59 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N9572Y was involved in an accident near Newport Beach, California, 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 00:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Wayne (SNA)
- Coordinates
- 33.6198, -117.8709
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-A55
- Registration
- N9572Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ana → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85FA006
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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WAS THEN OBSERVED IN S STEEP LEFT TURN DURING WHICH IT DESCENDED AND CRASHED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. ONE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADE WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, WAS FOUND ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PROPELLER HUB WAS SEPARATED, LONGITUDINALLY, ALONG THE CENTERLINE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS HAD BEEN OVERHAULED AND WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 3.6 HOURS SINCE THE INSTALLATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Granbury, Texas, United States | Donald L. Stamey | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lk Havasu City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | No.myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Grand Strand Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1984 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Sonora, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Leonard Frishman | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |