# NTSB UNK74X0110: Beech 55, N3774Q, Tsuniah Lk, Canada, May 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1974
- Place: Tsuniah Lk, Canada · TSUNIAH LK,BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK74X0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0032  74/5/31    TSUNIAH LK,BC,CAN   BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N3774Q              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, 13443 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TSUNIAH LK LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,BC,CAN             TSUNIAH LK,BC,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- GUSTY WINDS.NOSE GR COLLAPSED,PROPS STRUCK RWY.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION CANADIAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3774Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3774Q-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N TE-320, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tsuniah Lk Lodge

## 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 19740531019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740531019939A), May 31, 1974: Beech 95C55, Tsuniah Lk,Bc, Substantial damage. Gusty winds. Nose gr collapsed,props struck rwy. Investigation under jurisdiction canadian govt.

## Other investigations on N3774Q (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 LAX97FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA049), Nov 22, 1996: Beech 95-C55 (N3774Q), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's lack of situational awareness (becoming lost/disoriented during the approach), his failure to fly the approach as charted, and his failure to maintain aircraft control, while attempting…

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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