# Accident 19780531014759A: Beech A56TC, Goodyear, AZ, May 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1978
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Litchfiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8596R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8596R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,449 total, 2,768 in this make and model, 298 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531014759A

## Narrative

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

ACTUATOR WORM GEAR BEARING.

## 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 LAX78FUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ60), May 31, 1978: Beech B55 (N8596R), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

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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