# NTSB OAK69A0072: Beech 95-A55, N8556M, Benicia, CA, June 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1969
- Place: Benicia, CA · BENICIA, CA
- Location: 38.0727° N, 122.1552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benicia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0727&lon=-122.1552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2219  69/6/19    BENICIA,CALIF       BEECH 95-A55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200
        TIME - 2148                    N8556M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- ENTERED 1300 FT OVERCAST SHORTLY AFTER T/O ON NITE FLT. CRASHED IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8556M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556M-1971-02-19), registration cancelled 1971-02-19, S/N TC-473 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (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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