# NTSB LAX7LFVA15: Beech 95-A55, N9LC, Bakersfield, CA, October 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1975
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX7LFVA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX7LFVA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3002   75/10/1   BAKERSFIELD,CA      BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 4500
        TIME - 0947                    N9LC                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT TOOK OFF TOO SOON AFTR DEPTNG 727
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9LC-1976-08-05), registration cancelled 1976-08-05, S/N TC-336, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meadows Field

## 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 19751001031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751001031869A), Oct 1, 1975: Beech 95A55, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot took off too soon aftr deptng 727

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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