# Accident 19731121042599A: Beech 95B55, R.Buena Vista, November 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1973
- Place: R.Buena Vista
- Airport: Rancho Buena Vsta
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Aircraft: N8842M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842M-1974-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 120 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74OL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121042599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAST APCH.ON GO-ARND TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION MEXICAN GOVT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX74OL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL040), Nov 21, 1973: Beech 95-B55 (N8842M), R.Buena Vista, Mexico, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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