# Accident 19770604013059A: Beech H35, Bessemer, AL, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Municipa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7989D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7989D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,689 total, 5 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604013059A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ42), Jun 4, 1977: Beech H35 (N7989D), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7989D (1)

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

- [Incident 19860611061469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611061469I), Jun 11, 1986: Beech H35 (N7989D), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Right wing tip struck runway after rejected takeoff. Found faulty propeller governor.

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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