# Accident 19780502018839A: Beech UC45J, Spiritwood, ND, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Spiritwood, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.9343° N, 98.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spiritwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9343&lon=-98.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94460, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94460-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH UC45J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total, 1,222 in this make and model, 309 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502018839A

## Narrative

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

PHASE OF OPERATION UNK.HIT PWR LINES.

## 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 MKC78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA036), May 2, 1978: Beech UC45J (N94460), Spiritwood, ND, 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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