# NTSB FTW66F0410: Beechcraft 95, N8294D, Karnack, TX, November 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1965
- Place: Karnack, TX · KARNACK, TX
- Location: 32.6679° N, 94.1705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karnack, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6679&lon=-94.1705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0410
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0410

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3352  65/11/21   KARNACK TEX         BEECHCRAFT 95       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 450
        TIME - 1000                    N8294D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARDO STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- BRAKE PUCKS BADLY WORN AND RIDING AT ANGLE CAUSING O RINGS TO LEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8294D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8294D-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N TD-28, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cardo Strip

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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