# Accident 19781126038299A: Beech A56TC, Elkhart, IN, November 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Willies Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171D-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,425 total, 323 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126038299A

## 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 CHI79FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET06), Nov 26, 1978: Beechcraft E-55 (N171D), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

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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