# NTSB MKC70FCQ01: Beech 95-B55, N5896J, Hutchinson, KS, January 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1970
- Place: Hutchinson, KS · HUTCHINSON, KS
- Location: 38.0642° N, 97.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-97.9086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FCQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0178   70/1/7    HUTCHINSON,KANS     BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1525
        TIME - 1709                    N5896J              PX-  0  4  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 775 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DODGE CITY,KANS             HUTCHINSON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIDNT SWITCH TANKS. BOTH ENGS QUIT. LND IN FROZEN WHEAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5896J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896J-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N TC-934, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson

## Other investigations on N5896J (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 MKC68F0574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0574), May 9, 1968: Beech 95B55 (N5896J), Scottsbluff, NE, 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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