# NTSB IAD76AI050: Beech D95A, N9388Y, Gaithersburg, MD, January 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1976
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0098  76/1/17    GAITHERSBURG,MD     BEECH D95A          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1325                    N9388Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 2400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9388Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9388Y-1976-04-09), registration cancelled 1976-04-09, S/N TD-446, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Registry model: [Beech B95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (registry code 1153404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19760117003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760117003599A), Jan 17, 1976: Beech B95, Gaithersburg, MD, 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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