# Incident 19790709020389I: Beech 95B55, Abilene, KS, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 08:45 local time
- Place: Abilene, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9243° N, 97.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9243&lon=-97.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17560, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17560-1980-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709020389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHECKED WINDSOCK MONITORED RADIO AND LANDED. 69907 WAS ROLLING OUT FROM OTHER END. WINGTIPS STRUCK.

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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