# Accident 19750529014829A: Beech A45, Southport, CT, May 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1975
- Place: Southport, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.1349° N, 73.2871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1349&lon=-73.2871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1061X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1061X-1975-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 6 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750529014829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT OBSVD IN FLT AT LOW ALT PRIOR TO R SPIRAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC75AN112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN112), May 29, 1975: Beech A45 (N1061X), Southport, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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