# Accident 19781229045299A: Beech A56TC, Lewisville, TX, December 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Lewisville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 33.0462° N, 96.9942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-96.9942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608T-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 77 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229045299A

## 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 FTW79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA036), Dec 29, 1978: Beech 95-B55 (N608T), Lewisville, TX, destroyed, 4 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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