# Accident 19770123000769A: Beech 95A55, Detroit, MI, January 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1572S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1572S-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 284 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123000769A

## Narrative

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

GEAR BRACE WOULD NOT GO OVER CENTER DUE TO GREASE/DIRT. PILOT REPORTED MODERATELY HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI77FEC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC10), Jan 23, 1977: Beech A55 (N1572S), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1572S (1)

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

- [Accident 20120727014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727014989A), Jul 27, 2012: Beech 95-A55 (N1572S), Homerville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated by telephone that the aircraft was flying south at 5000FEET when the left hand engine stopped producing power. He feathered the propellor on the…

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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