# Accident 19780504032359A: Beech D50C, Wheatland, WY, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.0517° N, 104.9595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0517&lon=-104.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320Z-2009-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50C (registry code 1152520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 53 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504032359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA040), May 4, 1978: Beech D50C (N320Z), Wheatland, WY, 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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