# Accident 19791223042719A: Beech B95A, Rock Springs, WY, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Sweetwater Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6DM-1982-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 48 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223042719A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON BOTH ENGINES ON TAKEOFF. ICE FOG OVER RUNWAY. TRIED TO RETURN. POSSIBLE AIR INLET ICING.

## 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 DEN80FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC03), Dec 23, 1979: Beech B95A (N6DM), Rock Springs, WY, destroyed

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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