# Accident 19880427014609A: Beech 95C55, Tyonek, AK, April 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1988, 13:18 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FXXA
- Location: 61.0806° N, 151.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0806&lon=-151.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2730T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2730T-1992-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 17,600 total, 32 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427014609A

## Narrative

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

HIT SIDE OF MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT, WAS OFF COURSE FROM AIRWAY. PILOT DID NOT ASK FOR WEATHER, NOR WAS ADVISED.

## 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 ANC88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA051), Apr 27, 1988: Beech C55 (N2730T), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage, 2 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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