# NTSB IAD75AI059: Beech 95-B55, N9259Q, Ripley, TN, May 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: Ripley, TN · RIPLEY, TN
- Location: 35.7444° N, 89.5333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7444&lon=-89.5333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1576  75/5/17    RIPLEY,TN           BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1386
        TIME - 1145                    N9259Q              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           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                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DSCNDD FRM ASSIGNED IFR ALT,REASON NOT DTRMD.CIRCLED LOW ALT,FLAPS DOWN.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9259Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9259Q-1975-08-28), registration cancelled 1975-08-28, S/N TC-1405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750517020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517020519A), May 17, 1975: Beech 95B55, Ripley, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dscndd frm assigned IFR alt,reason not dtrmd. Circled low alt,flaps down. Acft destroyed by fire.

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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