# Accident 19781117036889A: Beech A36, Anchorage, AK, November 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4495S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4495S-2024-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117036889A

## Narrative

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

NO MALFUNCTIONS OR LEAKS FOUND IN ENG.

## 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 ANC79DAG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG25), Nov 17, 1978: Beech 36 (N4495S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4495S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880819059129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819059129I), Aug 19, 1988: Beech A36 (N4495S), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Nose and left gear retracted on rollout. Cockpit landing gear switch was faulty.
- [Accident 19811016070459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016070459A), Oct 16, 1981: Beech A36 (N4495S), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit snow berm during takeoff causing loss of airspeed and subsequent crash into rise at end of runway.

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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