# Accident 19790815031049A: Beech 95B55, Sandpoint, ID, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6220V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220V-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW, SIGHTSEEING OVER A RIVER. HIT WIRES. SEVERED RUDDER AND CUT OFF TOP OF FIN. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 SEA79FYP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP41), Aug 15, 1979: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6220V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861205064889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205064889A), Dec 5, 1986: Beech 95B55 (N6220V), Cay Sal, Bahamas, Destroyed. The aircraft ditched when the engines quit. Pilot had been lost due to weather, operating without navigation aids.

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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