# Accident 19841007056509A: Beech 95A55, Newport Beach, CA, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 17:59 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6198° N, 117.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6198&lon=-117.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9572Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9572Y-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007056509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF. CONTROL LOST, CRASHED AND BURNED. LATCH SPRING NOT INSTALLED IN PROP HUB.

## 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 LAX85FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA006), Oct 8, 1984: Beech 95-A55 (N9572Y), Newport Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 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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