# Accident 19780601012649A: Beech 95C55, Grand Forks, ND, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 47.9479° N, 97.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND FORKS INTL (GFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9479&lon=-97.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101CU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101CU-1982-04-15) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601012649A

## Narrative

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

CABIN DOOR CAME UNLATCHED.

## 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 MKC78FTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTG08), Jun 1, 1978: Beech C55 (N101CU), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed

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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