# NTSB MKC68F0045: Beech 95B55, N127Z, Custer, SD, June 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1967
- Place: Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Location: 43.7667° N, 103.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custer, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7667&lon=-103.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2101  67/6/19    CUSTER,S DAK        BEECH 95B55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1309                    N127Z               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  42, 8586 TOTAL HOURS, 4
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUSTER STATE PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHARP ROCKS ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N127Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127Z-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N TC-537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Custer State Park

## Other investigations on N127Z (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 DEN70D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0084), Aug 11, 1969: Beech 95-55 (N127Z), Walden, CO, destroyed

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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