# NTSB UNK64X3543: Beechcraft A55, N7501S, Baltimore, MD, August 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1964
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3543

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2596  64/8/22    BALTIMORE MD        BEECHCRAFT A55      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1335                    N7501S              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 38, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            325 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- SIMULATED IFR APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7501S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7501S), registered now, S/N TC-413, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Friendship

## Other investigations on N7501S (1)

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 CEN26FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA241), Jul 2, 2026: Beech 95-A55 (N7501S), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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