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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech D50C · Wheatland, WY · May 4, 1978

Date
May 4, 1978
Place
Wheatland, WY
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N320Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN78FA040
Reported as
Beech D50C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
456 total53 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot report of moderate to severe rime ice given to pilot beforeeoff and in air.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORT OF MODERATE TO SEVERE RIME ICE GIVEN TO PILOT BEFOREEOFF AND IN AIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.