# Accident 19780302042339A: Beech 95C55, CO, March 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1978
- Place: CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Aircraft: N885M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885M-1980-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,202 total, 275 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302042339A

## 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 DEN78FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA029), Mar 2, 1978: Beech 95-C55 (N885M), Durango, CO, 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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