# NTSB LAX74AL038: Beech 95-C55, N2077W, Kayenta, AZ, November 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1973
- Place: Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3940  73/11/18 NR.KAYENTA,ARIZ       BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2852
        TIME - 1720                    N2077W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1167 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 GRAND JUNCTION,COLO          PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ROUTE OF FLT PARALLEL TO ADVANCING COLD FRONT.ACFT OBSERVED AT LO ALT IN APPARENT SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2077W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2077W-1974-03-14), registration cancelled 1974-03-14, S/N TE-30, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (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 19731118042319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731118042319A), Nov 18, 1973: Beech 95C55, Kayenta, AZ, Destroyed. Route of flt parallel to advancing cold front. Acft observed at lo alt in apparent spin.

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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