# Accident 19800213003579A: Beech 95B55, Hot Springs, SD, February 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1980, 06:38 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4199° N, 103.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-103.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8592R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,876 total, 98 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213003579A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN CLOUDS AND ICING CONDITIONS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE OVER GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 MKC80FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA021), Feb 13, 1980: Beech 95-B55 (N8592R), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage, 4 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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