# Accident 19761231042609A: Beech A56TC, Barstow, CA, December 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1976
- Place: Barstow, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.8986° N, 117.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barstow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8986&lon=-117.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4635S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4635S-1977-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 0 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231042609A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 1/1/77.AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. NO DE-ICING EQUIP INSTALLED.

## 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 LAX77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA018), Dec 31, 1976: Beech 95-B55 (N4635S), Barstow, CA, destroyed, 4 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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