# Accident 19780930033899A: Beech A56TC, Elgin, IL, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Elgin, IL
- Airport: Elgin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AC-1979-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,386 total, 1,545 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930033899A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI78FEE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE70), Sep 30, 1978: Beech 95-B55 (N2AC), Elgin, IL, 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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