# NTSB DEN76FTC17: Beech 95-C55, N2787T, Four Corners, WY, October 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1975
- Place: Four Corners, WY · FOUR CORNERS, WY
- Location: 44.0775° N, 104.1383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Four Corners, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0775&lon=-104.1383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTC17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3424   75/10/8   FOUR CORNERS,WY     BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N2787T              PX-  0  4  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WY                 TOPEKA,KA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT WAS ADVISED OF ICING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPT. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH DE-ICER BOOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2787T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2787T), registered now, S/N TE-388, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751008035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008035979A), Oct 8, 1975: Beech 95C55, Four Corners, WY, Substantial damage. Plt was advised of icing conditions prior to dept. Acft not equipped with de-icer boots.

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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