# NTSB NYC70F0147: Beech 95-B55, N97Q, Forest City, PA, August 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1969
- Place: Forest City, PA · FOREST CITY, PA
- Location: 41.6527° N, 75.4692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6527&lon=-75.4692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3726  69/8/29    FOREST CITY,PA      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N97Q                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 4670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            476 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               CARBONDALE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-AROUND BLO VMC,R ENG DID NOT RESPOND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97Q-1970-03-09), registration cancelled 1970-03-09, S/N TC-1042, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clifford

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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