# NTSB UNK68X0149: Beech 95-B55, N9309Y, Tsuniah Lake, Canada, June 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1968
- Place: Tsuniah Lake, Canada · TSUNIAH LAKE, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0079  68/6/16    TSUNIAH LAKE,CAN    BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1800
        TIME - 1320                    N9309Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TSUNIAH LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9309Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9309Y-1968-08-19), registration cancelled 1968-08-19, S/N TC-7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tsuniah Lake

## Other investigations on N9309Y (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 UNK64X3365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3365), Aug 13, 1964: Beechcraft 95 (N9309Y), Phoenix, AZ, 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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