# NTSB FTW72AF061: Beech 95-A55, N398F, Pipe Creek, TX, March 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1972
- Place: Pipe Creek, TX · PIPE CREEK, TX
- Location: 29.7236° N, 98.9359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pipe Creek, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7236&lon=-98.9359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0696  72/3/27    PIPE CREEK,TEX      BEECH 95-A55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1326
        TIME - 1400                    N398F               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON HILL SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N398F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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