# Accident 20220910022669A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Hartwell, GA, September 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2022, 12:37 local time
- Place: Hartwell, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3726° N, 82.8590° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3726&lon=-82.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3670D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3670D-2026-03-04) (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 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220910022669A

## Narrative

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

IFR PGD - AND. BEECH BE55 ON 9 MILE APPROACH, AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY TRIED A RNAV APPROACH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. WHEN AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHED ALTITUDE THEY CONTACTED GSP APPROACH AND WANTED TO TRY THE ILS 5 INTO AND. AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY TOOK VECTORS AND WAS CLEARED ON THE ILS 5. CRASHED INTO LAKE HARTWELL AFTER LOSING COMMUNICATIONS AND GYRO SYSTEM.

## 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 ERA22FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA405), Sep 10, 2022: Beech 95-B55 (N3670D), Hartwell, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control following a perceived undetermined problem with the airplane’s gyroscopic instrumentation.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.