# Accident 19770226012739A: Beech D50E, Springfield, MO, February 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1977
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9950R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9950R-1977-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50E (registry code 1152522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,382 total, 8 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226012739A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA015), Feb 26, 1977: Beech D50E (N9950R), Springfield, MO, destroyed, 6 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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