# NTSB NYC75FHD39: Beech B55, N44AC, Blue Bell, PA, March 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: Blue Bell, PA · BLUE BELL, PA
- Location: 40.1474° N, 75.2687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Bell, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1474&lon=-75.2687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3545  75/3/24    BLUE BELL,PA        BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2029                    N44AC               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 6310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  AMBLER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ADF APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings Fld

## 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 19750324017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324017709A), Mar 24, 1975: Beech 95B55, Blue Bell, PA, Substantial damage. Adf apch.

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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