# NTSB SEA79FYP41: Beech 95-B55, N6220V, Sandpoint, ID, August 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1979
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYP41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2617  79/8/15    SANDPOINT,ID        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5000
        TIME - 1540                    N6220V              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDPOINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                  SANDPOINT,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PWR LINE 80FT ABOVE RIVER. CONT FLT,LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6220V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220V-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N TC-1040, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandpoint

## 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 19790815031049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031049A), Aug 15, 1979: Beech 95B55, Sandpoint, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low, sightseeing over a river. Hit wires. Severed rudder and cut off top of fin. Landed safely.

## Other investigations on N6220V (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA87WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA043), Dec 5, 1986: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Cay Sal, Bahamas, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC68D0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0523), Apr 7, 1968: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Norfolk, NE, substantial 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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