# NTSB CHI77FEP10: Beech C55, N551U, Eau Claire, WI, December 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1976
- Place: Eau Claire, WI · EAU CLAIRE, WI
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3858   76/12/9   EAU CLAIRE,WI       BEECH C55           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1155                    N551U               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 31, 4914 TOTAL HOURS, 256
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAU CLAIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAU CLAIRE,WI               SAINT PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N551U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551U-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N TE-138, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eau Claire

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761209040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761209040519A), Dec 9, 1976: Beech 95C55, Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage

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.

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