# NTSB UNK64X0205: Beechcraft D50A, N5669D, Erie, PA, January 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0089  64/1/10    ERIE PA             BEECHCRAFT D50A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N5669D              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  49, 14098 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- BLOWING SNOW OBSTRUCTED VISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5669D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5669D-1970-02-10), registration cancelled 1970-02-10, S/N DH-169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D50A
- Registry model: [Beech D50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50a) (registry code 1152516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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