# NTSB CHI68F0420: Beech 95-55, N8637Q, Prt St.James, MI, November 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1967
- Place: Prt St.James, MI · PRT ST.JAMES, MI
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0420

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4106   67/11/5   PRT ST.JAMES,MICH   BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N8637Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 52, 19142 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 254 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8637Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8637Q), registered now, S/N TC-781, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Beaver Island

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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