# NTSB Accident CHI95FA124
> **BEECH 65-B80** · 1995-04-12 · GREAT BEND, ND, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95FA124
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03248
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-04-12
- **Location:** GREAT BEND, ND, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 65-B80
- **Registration:** N7057J
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot/mechanic's inadequate maintenance (inspection) of aircraft and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC).  Factors were icing conditions, deteriorated induction air ducting, and failure of a piston assembly.

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