# Accident 19781116041569A: Beech TC45G, Hays, KS, November 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 38.8422° N, 99.2732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAYS RGNL (HYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8422&lon=-99.2732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901PC-1980-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,574 total, 1,095 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116041569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA004), Nov 16, 1978: Beech G18S (N901PC), Hays, KS, destroyed, 2 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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