# NTSB MIA68A0065: Beech B95, N9712Y, Marion, AL, January 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1968
- Place: Marion, AL · MARION, AL
- Location: 32.6320° N, 87.3173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6320&lon=-87.3173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0363  68/1/28    MARION,ALA          BEECH B95           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4055
        TIME - 1645                    N9712Y              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9712Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9712Y-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N TD-527, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Registry model: [Beech B95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (registry code 1153406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perry County

## Other investigations on N9712Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC85FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA155), Jun 24, 1985: Beech B95A (N9712Y), Readington, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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