# NTSB MIA75DKJ21: Beech B50, N9664R, Mobile, AL, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0027  74/9/14    MOBILE,ALA          BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N9664R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  52, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOBILE AEROSPACE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH UNATTENDED PARKED ACFT PA-28 N55985 WHILE DEPT RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9664R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9664R), registered now, S/N DH-246, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Registry model: [Beech D50C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (registry code 1152520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mobile Aerospace

## 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 19740914030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914030539A), Sep 14, 1974: Beech D50C, Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Collided with unattended parked acft PA-28 N55985 while dept ramp.

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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