# NTSB CHI65D0121: Beechcraft A-55, N9706Y, Rochester, IN, March 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1965
- Place: Rochester, IN · ROCHESTER, IN
- Location: 41.0604° N, 86.1983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0604&lon=-86.1983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0756  65/3/11    ROCHESTER IND       BEECHCRAFT A-55     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N9706Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM HIGHWAY-AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9706Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706Y-2015-07-02), registration cancelled 2015-07-02, S/N TC-411 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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