# NTSB MKC74AK035: Beech 95-55, N9385Y, New Salem, ND, December 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1973
- Place: New Salem, ND · NEW SALEM, ND
- Location: 46.8430° N, 101.4179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Salem, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8430&lon=-101.4179&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3967  73/12/24   NEW SALEM,N DAK     BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 936
        TIME - 1735                    N9385Y              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISMARK,N DAK               CASPER,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP DSCNDG SPIRAL.OTR ACFT IN AREA RPTD ENCTRG ICING COND BT WN DIK AND BIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9385Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9385Y-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N TC-26, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (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 19731224042609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731224042609A), Dec 24, 1973: Beech 9555, New Salem, ND, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Acft obsvd in steep dscndg spiral. Otr acft in area rptd enctrg icing cond bt wn dik and bis.

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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