# Accident 19781122041059A: Beech A56TC, George West, TX, November 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1978
- Place: George West, TX
- Airport: Martin Ranch Pvt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 28.3300° N, 98.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of George West, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3300&lon=-98.1183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040W-1979-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 16,568 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122041059A

## Narrative

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

PLT CANCELLED IFR ENROUTE TO DESTINATION.

## 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 FTW79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA016), Nov 22, 1978: Beech 58 (N1040W), George West, TX, 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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