# Accident 19970201001139A: Beech 95B55, Monroe, NC, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Monroe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0691° N, 80.5203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0691&lon=-80.5203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70F-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001139A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT, PILOT PASSED OUT. PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO LAND, STRUCK A POLE, AND TREES ON LANDING. (-23) BEFORE TAKE OFF PILOT WAS COMPLAINING OF NOT FEELING WELL AND CHEST PAINS.  PILOT WAS NOT SURE HE WANTED TO MAKE FLIGHT.  HE FINALLY DECIDED TO MAKE THE FLIGHT.  AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.  WHILE ON APPROACH TO MONROE AIRPORT THE PILOT SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK. WHEN THE PILOT SUFFERED THE HEART ATTACK THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET OFF THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND HEADED TOWARD THE HANGER AND FBO.  THE PASSENGER, WHO IS NOT A PILOT, TRIED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND GET IT ON THE GROUND.  THE PASSENGER MANAGED TO AVOID THE HANGERS, BUILDINGS, AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND BUT HIT ON TOP OF A HILL AN WENT INTO THE WOODS.  THE PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA077), Feb 1, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N70F), Monroe, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot incapacitation as result of Ischemic heart disease.

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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