# Accident 19870930058629A: Beech 95B55, Manteo, NC, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 10:45 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8900° N, 75.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8900&lon=-75.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6343X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6343X-1989-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 71 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930058629A

## Narrative

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

INDICATED PILOT ACCIDENTLY CONTACTED THE WATER WHILE FLYING LOW. AIRCRAFT SKIPPED AND ZOOMED. ROLLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL87FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA268), Sep 30, 1987: Beech 95-B55 (N6343X), Manteo, NC, destroyed, 5 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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