# NTSB NYC66F0027: Beechcraft 95-B55, N6854Q, Schenectady, NY, June 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1965
- Place: Schenectady, NY · SCHENECTADY, NY
- Location: 42.8027° N, 73.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schenectady, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8027&lon=-73.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3270   65/6/6    SCHENECTADY NY      BEECHCRAFT 95-B55   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2929
        TIME - 1512                    N6854Q              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER MOUNTING BOLTS FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6854Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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