# NTSB OAK66A0017: Beech 95-B55, N334SP, Salinas, CA, October 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1965
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1035  65/10/13 NR.SALINAS CALIF      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1300
        TIME - 1905                    N334SP              PX-  1  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER RT ENGINE FAILED DURING NIGHT APPROACH UNDER INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N334SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334SP-1965-12-03), registration cancelled 1965-12-03, S/N TC-565 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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