# NTSB UNK64X0402: Beechcraft A55, N1420G, Kansas City, MO, January 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1964
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0395  64/1/30    KANSAS CITY MO      BEECHCRAFT A55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N1420G              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 39, 13500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE IN THREADED AREA OF SHANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1420G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420G), registered now, S/N TC-238, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (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

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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