# Accident 19781030044039A: Beech 95, Madison, AL, October 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Madison, AL
- Airport: Huntsville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.6884° N, 86.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Huntsville Field (0AL0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6884&lon=-86.5889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2753Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2753Y-1979-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044039A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON INBOARD TANKS. OUTBOARD TANKS BURNED,INBOARD TANKS FOUND INTACT. LOANED TO POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.

## 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 MIA79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA005), Oct 30, 1978: Beech 95 (N2753Y), Madison, AL, destroyed, 3 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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