# NTSB IAD75II046: Beech 55, N77RR, Hazard, KY, January 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1975
- Place: Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
- Location: 37.2605° N, 83.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazard, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2605&lon=-83.1982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0013  75/1/29    HAZARD,KY           BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N77RR               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 57, 9410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1226 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV               HAZARD,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TO STEER THE ACFT OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY TO AVOID EMBANKMENT.HIT EMBANKMENT DUE SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77RR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77RR), registered now, S/N TC-823, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hazard

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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