# Accident 19761223042589A: Beech D50, Mcallen, TX, December 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1976
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller Internati0
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30AM-1977-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-50 (registry code 1152512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761223042589A

## Narrative

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

LAST TRANSMISSION STATED PLT TRYING TO GET REORIENTED AFT LOSS OF INSTR. NO INSTRUMENT MAL FOUND.

## 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 FTW77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA024), Dec 23, 1976: Beech :50 (N30AM), Mcallen, TX, destroyed, 1 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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