Beechcraft 95-B55 N8689Q
12 December 1973 · Willow Springs, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1973 at about 13:30 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8689Q, operated by Southwest Truc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Willow Springs, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willow Springs, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8689Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Southwest Truc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Portage, Wis → West Plains, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3964
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLT INTO AREA OF RAPIDLY CHANGING BAROMETRIC PRES.LOW PRES WOULD RESULT IN FLT BLO INDICATED ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | Fulton County | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft 95-55 | New Salem, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 3 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft 95 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft 95 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Alexander Airc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1973 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Montauk Carib | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Mobile Air CEN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |