# Accident 19760417032629A: Beech 65A90, Akutan Island, AK, April 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Akutan Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 54.1281° N, 165.9181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akutan Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.1281&lon=-165.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2400X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400X-1977-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total, 61 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417032629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOW FUEL STATE. DRIFTWOOD BAY BEACON INOP DUE ANTENNA DMG.

## 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 ANC76AA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA081), Apr 17, 1976: Beech 65-90 (N2400X), Akutan Island, AK, substantial damage

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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