# Accident 19790330014749A: Beech 95B55, Wickenburg, AZ, March 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9706° N, 112.7951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICKENBURG MUNI (E25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9706&lon=-112.7951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,892 total, 47 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330014749A

## Narrative

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

MISMANAGED FUEL SYSTEM,ENGINES STOPPED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN,FAILED TO SWICH FUEL SELECTORS TO FULL TANKS.

## 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 LAX79FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ59), Mar 30, 1979: Beech 55 (N255M), Wickenburg, AZ, 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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