# NTSB MIA76AM069: Beech B95, N425L, Fort Pierce, FL, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0350  76/2/29  NR.FORT PIERCE,FL     BEECH B95           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 7000
        TIME - 1200                    N425L               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FL            BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT OBSVD IN RELAXED ALMOST SLUMP PSN WITH HAND ON YOKE BFR ACDT.PLT IN AUTO ACDT 3 DAYS PRIOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N425L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425L-1976-04-20), registration cancelled 1976-04-20, S/N TD-91 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760229004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229004889A), Feb 29, 1976: Beech 95, Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt obsvd in relaxed almost slump psn with hand on yoke bfr acdt. Plt in auto acdt 3 days prior.

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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