# Accident 19750621027629A: Beech 95C55, Crystal Lake, IL, June 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1975
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.2332° N, 88.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2332&lon=-88.3344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171W-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621027629A

## Narrative

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

AUX TANKS EMPTY,MAINS 30 GAL EACH.PLT ATTENTION DIVERTED TO OTR ACFT THAT CUT IN FRONT OF HIS.

## 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 CHI75FEE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE70), Jun 21, 1975: Beech B95 (N171W), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N171W (2)

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

- [Accident 19801029071389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029071389A), Oct 29, 1980: Beech 95C55 (N171W), Canisteo, NY, Destroyed. Indicates airframe failure in flight from overload. Icing in cloud layer. Poorly maintained and inop deice system.
- [Incident 19800709060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709060529I), Jul 9, 1980: Beech 95B55B (N171W), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Accidental gear retraction during taxi for takeoff.

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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