# NTSB CHI73AC081: Beech 95-A55, N9792Y, Midlothian, IL, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Midlothian, IL · MIDLOTHIAN, IL
- Location: 41.6254° N, 87.7242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6254&lon=-87.7242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515   73/4/7    MIDLOTHIAN,ILL      BEECH 95-A55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1350
        TIME - 1255                    N9792Y              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,ILL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- L ENG QUIT.ACFT VEERED L,PULLED UP OVER HANGAR AND HIT LEVEE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9792Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792Y-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N TC-444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Howell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730407007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407007779A), Apr 7, 1973: Beech B95A, Midlothian, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. L eng quit. Acft veered l,pulled up over hangar and hit levee bank.

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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