# NTSB CHI74DEM10: Beech B95, N9430, Northport, MI, July 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1973
- Place: Northport, MI · NORTHPORT, MI
- Location: 45.1303° N, 85.6177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1303&lon=-85.6177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1976  73/7/27    NORTHPORT,MICH      BEECH B95           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1331
        TIME - 1735                    N9430               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOLSEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARBOR SPRINGS,MICH         NORTHPORT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY SLOPED DOWNHILL CROSSED ROAD HIT L BRAKE HARD AT ROAD END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9430](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9430), registered now, S/N TC-1194, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woolsey

## 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 19730727022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727022099A), Jul 27, 1973: Beech 95B55, Northport, MI, Substantial damage. Rwy sloped downhill crossed road hit l brake hard at road end.

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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