# Accident 19861210082349A: Beech 95C55, Ivel, KY, December 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1986, 07:45 local time
- Place: Ivel, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BYJA
- Location: 37.5904° N, 82.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5904&lon=-82.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7975M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7975M-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861210082349A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE FLYING UNDER A LOW CLOUD DECK. PILOT FLYING VFR IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 MIA87FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA047), Dec 10, 1986: Beech C-55 (N7975M), Ivel, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7975M (1)

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

- [Incident 19780119003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119003619I), Jan 19, 1978: Beech D55 (N7975M), Huntington, WV. Engine lost oil pressure and was shutdown. Uneventful approach. Leak found in governor oil pressure line.

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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