# Accident 19770228006629A: Beech 58, Chesterfield, MO, February 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1977
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9406Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,340 total, 910 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770228006629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SPACING ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN TRAFFIC AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR

## 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 MKC77FCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA13), Feb 28, 1977: Beech 58 (N9406Q), Chesterfield, MO, 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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