# NTSB LAX79FUJ59: Beech 55, N255M, Wickenburg, AZ, March 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1979
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1107  79/3/30    WICKENBURG,AZ       BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1892
        TIME - 1430                    N255M               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  WICKENBURG,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L MAIN FUEL TANK FULL,R MAIN AND R AUX DMGD,L AUX EMPTY.PLT SWITCHED TO AUX AT CRUISE ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N255M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wickenburg

## 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 19790330014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330014749A), Mar 30, 1979: Beech 95B55, Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Mismanaged fuel system,engines stopped in traffic pattern,failed to swich fuel selectors to full tanks.

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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