# Accident 19751021036049A: Beech D55, Warwick, RI, October 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1975
- Place: Warwick, RI
- Airport: Tf Green
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,430 total, 30 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751021036049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LDG GR MOTOR SEIZED. UP LIMIT SWITCH STICKS. LDG GR RETRACT GR BOX SEVERE METAL TO METAL CONTACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC76FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA19), Oct 21, 1975: Beech D55 (N222AS), Warwick, RI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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