# Accident 19740126044309A: Beech 95B55, Romulus, MI, January 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Wayne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1164A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1164A-1974-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,436 total, 24 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126044309A

## Narrative

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

GENERAL DISINTEGRATION SEVERE POST-IMPACT FIRE.STRUCK TREES 12145 FT BFR RWY THRESHOLD.

## 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 CHI74AC064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC064), Jan 26, 1974: Beech B55 (N1164A), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 2 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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