# Incident 19791004050749I: Beech 95B55, Minneapolis, MN, October 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5120R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 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/19791004050749I

## Narrative

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

SPEAKER FAILED DURING IFR DESCENT, NO HEADSET.

## Other reports on N5120R (1)

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

- [Incident 19860710084739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710084739I), Jul 10, 1986: Beech 95B55 (N5120R), Morris, IL, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Found faulty gear motor brushes and emergency extension worm gear.

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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