# NTSB MIA69A0047: Beech 95-C55, N9490S, Missing Aircraft, February 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1969
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1596  69/2/15    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 510
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9490S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- MISSING ON FLT FROM COLUMBUS,GA TO MIAMI,FLA. ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9490S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9490S-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N TE-80, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9490S (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 FTW68F0427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0427), Jan 11, 1968: Beech 95-C55 (N9490S), Houston, TX, substantial damage

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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