# NTSB LAX74FUJ37: Beech 95-B55, N9303Q, Goodyear, AZ, January 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1974
- Place: Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0266  74/1/29    GOODYEAR,ARIZ       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 346
        TIME - 1915                    N9303Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODYEAR,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- PROP HUB FAILED.BLADE STRUCK ACFT NOSE.PLT ABORTED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9303Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Litchfield

## 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 19740129003839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740129003839A), Jan 29, 1974: Beech 95B55, Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Prop hub failed. Blade struck acft nose. Plt aborted ok.

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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