# NTSB IAD71AI018: Beech 95-C55, N5484U, Boones Mill, VA, October 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1970
- Place: Boones Mill, VA · BOONES MILL, VA
- Location: 37.1156° N, 79.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boones Mill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1156&lon=-79.9514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1661  70/10/26   BOONES MILL,VA      BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N5484U              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            49, 9350 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC
        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 - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ON MNTN RIDGE COVERED WITH FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5484U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5484U-1972-02-01), registration cancelled 1972-02-01, S/N TE421 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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