# Accident 19790506008909A: Beech A23A, Fraser, MI, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fraser, MI
- Airport: Mckinley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5955S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5955S-1982-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 18 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506008909A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT BECAME DISCONNECTED ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRPLANE CRASHED 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79FEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC22), May 6, 1979: Beech A23A (N5955S), Fraser, MI, 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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