# Accident 19780813043189A: Beech 95B55, Wittier, AK, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Wittier, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N1078W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078W-2011-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813043189A

## Narrative

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

FLAT SPIN. RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION. RECOVERY DATE 9/16/78.

## 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 ANC78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA065), Aug 13, 1978: Beech 95-B55 (N1078W), Wittier, AK, 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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