# NTSB FTW79FA036: Beech 95-B55, N608T, Lewisville, TX, December 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Lewisville, TX · LEWISVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.0462° N, 96.9942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-96.9942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4071  78/12/29   LEWISVILLE,TX       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 705
        TIME - 1812                    N608T               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TX              ADDISON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N608T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N608T-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N TC-2021, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781229045299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229045299A), Dec 29, 1978: Beech A56TC, Lewisville, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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