# NTSB MIA71FKA07: Beech 95-C55, N263Q, Mayaguez, PR, November 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1970
- Place: Mayaguez, PR · MAYAGUEZ,PR, PR
- Location: 18.2012° N, 67.1418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayagüez, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2012&lon=-67.1418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4312   70/11/7   MAYAGUEZ,PR         BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2288
        TIME - 1135                    N263Q               PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYAGUEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 MAYAGUEZ,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- APPLIED PWR DRG LOW APCH,NO RESPONSE ON L ENG.LOST CTL OF ACFT DRG GO-ROUND,OVR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N263Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263Q-1971-03-25), registration cancelled 1971-03-25, S/N TE-6 (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
- Airport: Mayaguez

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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