# NTSB IAD76AI028: Beech C90, N221MJ, Charleston, WV, November 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1975
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3636   75/11/4   CHARLESTON,WV       BEECH C90           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4596
        TIME - 0814                    N221MJ              PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3923 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,WV               WILMINGTON,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT CAME TO REST IN WOODS DOWNHILL OF DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N221MJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221MJ-1976-01-14), registration cancelled 1976-01-14, S/N LJ512, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Registry model: [Beech C90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (registry code 1152913) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kanawha

## 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 19751104040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104040529A), Nov 4, 1975: Beech 65A90, Charleston, WV, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft came to rest in woods downhill of dirt bank.

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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