# Accident 19750111001559A: Beech 95C55, Opa Locka, FL, January 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5943S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5943S-1975-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111001559A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX VICE MN FUEL TANK.ENG NOT FEATHERED,GR NOT RETRACTED.

## 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 MIA75AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM043), Jan 11, 1975: Beech 95-C55 (N5943S), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5943S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730914031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914031109A), Sep 14, 1973: Beech 95C55 (N5943S), Windsor Lock, CT, Substantial damage. Ldg gr actuator assy jammed aftr tkof. Un extend or retract gr frm imt psn.

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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