# NTSB MKC78FA036: Beech UC45J, N94460, Spiritwood, ND, May 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Spiritwood, ND · SPIRITWOOD, ND
- Location: 46.9343° N, 98.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spiritwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9343&lon=-98.4933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1211   78/5/2  NR.SPIRITWOOD,ND      BEECH UC45J         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2510
        TIME - 2350                    N94460              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1222 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,ND                FARGO,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PHASE OF OPERATION UNK.HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94460](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94460-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 23783 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH UC45J
- Registry model: [Beech UC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (registry code 1150911) (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 19780502018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502018839A), May 2, 1978: Beech UC45J, Spiritwood, ND, Destroyed. Phase of operation unk. Hit pwr lines.

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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