# NTSB CHI70AC055: Beech 95-B55, N11KB, Pineville, KY, February 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1970
- Place: Pineville, KY · PINEVILLE, KY
- Location: 36.7475° N, 83.7069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7475&lon=-83.7069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  70/2/22    PINEVILLE,KY        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1485
        TIME - 1933                    N11KB               PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FLA           DAYTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11KB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11KB-1971-09-14), registration cancelled 1971-09-14, S/N TC-1294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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