# Accident 19740427014289A: Beech 95, Crestview, FL, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sikes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.7788° N, 86.5221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOB SIKES (CEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7788&lon=-86.5221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N845B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845B-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427014289A

## Narrative

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

APRX 184 LBS OVR MAX GWT AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 MIA74FLA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA41), Apr 27, 1974: Beech 95 (N845B), Crestview, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N845B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870908056699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908056699A), Sep 8, 1987: Beech 95 (N845B), Monterey, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Indicates pilot lost control and spun in after encountering wake from a landing jet.

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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