# NTSB LAX79FA021: Beech 95-55, N6118V, Flagstaff, AZ, December 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3984  78/12/29   FLAGSTAFF,AZ        BEECH 95-55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2659
        TIME - 1851                    N6118V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 857 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6118V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6118V-1980-12-17), registration cancelled 1980-12-17, S/N TC-871 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flagstaff

## 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 19781229044129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229044129A), Dec 29, 1978: Beech A56TC, Flagstaff, AZ, Destroyed

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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