# Accident 19781106044289A: Beech 60, Jackson, MS, November 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1978
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135D-2011-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106044289A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER BRIEFING INDICATED FREEZING LEVEL WAS 13,000 TO 15000 FT. CRUISING ALTITUDE WAS 14000 FT.

## 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 MIA79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA012), Nov 6, 1978: Beech 60 (N135D), Jackson, MS, destroyed, 8 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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