# NTSB FTW70AF053: Beech 95-55, N9574Y, El Dorado, AR, February 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1970
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0258  70/2/24    EL DORADO,ARK       BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 8732
        TIME - 2039                    N9574Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1111 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MICH              MAGNOLIA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN IFR CONDITIONS. WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO FLD DUE ENROUTE WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9574Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9574Y-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N TC-357 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Goodwin

## Other investigations on N9574Y (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 MKC68F0408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0408), Dec 30, 1967: Beech 95-B55 (N9574Y), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage

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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