# Accident 19760220008249A: Beech 65, Dothan, AL, February 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1976
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: D0than
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N466DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,762 total, 1,872 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220008249A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR FAILED TO FULLY RETRACT AFTR TKOF.UN LWR NOSE GR.ACFT DMGD DRG LDG.

## 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 MIA76FKJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ50), Feb 20, 1976: Beech 65 (N466DM), Dothan, AL, 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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