# Accident 19761227039729A: Beech D55, Charleston, SC, December 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1976
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.8962° N, 80.0382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Charleston International Airport (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8962&lon=-80.0382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,840 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761227039729A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR WITH HANDCRANK BECAUSE MOTOR BURNED ARMATURE MECHANISM. LNDD ON FOAMED RWY.

## 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 MIA77FLG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG04), Dec 27, 1976: Beech D55 (N535Q), Charleston, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N535Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901129060069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129060069I), Nov 29, 1990: Beech D55 (N535Q), Treasure Cay, Bahamas, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose brace failed.
- [Incident 19790411010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010839I), Apr 11, 1979: Beech D55 (N535Q), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Pilot experienced electrical failure. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Did not use emergency extension system. Zg zk.

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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