# NTSB NYC73IN073: Beech A65-88, N887J, Rocky Mount, NC, November 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1972
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC · ROCKY MOUNT, NC
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0041  72/11/25   ROCKY MOUNT,NC      BEECH A65-88        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1530                    N887J               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            ROBBINSVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FIRE CONCENTRATED VCNTY FIBERGLAS DUCT FOR HEATED AIR FOR CABIN AND COCKPIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N887J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65-88
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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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