# Accident 19761209040519A: Beech 95C55, Eau Claire, WI, December 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1976
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Eau Claire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551U-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,914 total, 256 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761209040519A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP10), Dec 9, 1976: Beech C55 (N551U), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N551U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980313008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980313008779I), Mar 13, 1998: Beech 95C55 (N551U), Paso Robles, CA. Narrative: the pilot fueled the aircraft at salinas, CA. He said he visually checked the fuel caps. He stated he departed IFR to bullhead city, AZ. Enroute…

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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