# NTSB DIA67D0090: Beech 95-B55, N4314Y, Gaithersburg, MD, April 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1967
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1241  67/4/17    GAITHERSBURG, MD    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1681
        TIME - 1200                    N4314Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      55
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VARIABLE XWIND 15 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4314Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314Y-1998-09-28), registration cancelled 1998-09-28, S/N TC1021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## Other investigations on N4314Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA98WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA102), Mar 22, 1998: Beech 95-B55 (N4314Y), North Eleuthera, Bahamas, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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