# NTSB CHI79FA067: Beech 95-B55, N4422W, Kinross, MI, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: Kinross, MI · KINROSS, MI
- Location: 46.2750° N, 84.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinross, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2750&lon=-84.5148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3264  79/8/24    KINROSS,MI          BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 725
        TIME - 1009                    N4422W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 337 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIPPEWA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINROSS,MI                  INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- RADAR CONTACT LOST DRG TKOF AFTER PLT SQUAWKED IDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4422W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4422W-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N TC-1701, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chippewa County

## 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 19790824041299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824041299A), Aug 24, 1979: Beech 95B55, Kinross, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost control of airplane in IFR conditions. Evidence that he tried to return to airport after departing IFR.

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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