# NTSB FTW66A0040: Beech 95-55, N1344Z, Lawton, OK, November 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1965
- Place: Lawton, OK · LAWTON, OK
- Location: 34.6087° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6087&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0839   65/11/3   LAWTON,OKLA.        BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 964
        TIME - 2226                    N1344Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWTON AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1344Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1344Z-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N TC117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lawton Airport

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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