# NTSB IAD74AI036: Beech D95A, N8566M, Hagerstown, MD, December 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3962  73/12/27   HAGERSTOWN,MD       BEECH D95A          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N8566M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            220 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN REG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINSTON-SALEM,NC            RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC            WILLIAMSPORT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN L DSCNDG TURNS BANK VARIED FM STRAIGHT AND LVL TO ABT 70 DEG.HIT BLDGS,TRUCKS,TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8566M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8566M-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N TD537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hagerstown Reg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731227042659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227042659A), Dec 27, 1973: Beech D95A, Hagerstown, MD, Destroyed. Acft obsvd in l dscndg turns bank varied fm straight and lvl to abt 70 deg. Hit bldgs,trucks,trees.

## Other investigations on N8566M (2)

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 NYC72AN140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN140), May 3, 1972: Beech B95 (N8566M), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0479), Apr 6, 1966: Beech D95A (N8566M), Greensboro, NC, 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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