# Accident 19770815040139A: Beech D55, Flushing, NY, August 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Flushing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.7787° N, 73.8326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Flushing Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7787&lon=-73.8326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8374N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8374N-2014-11-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815040139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. POWER REDUCED ON OPERATING ENGINE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL.

## 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 NYC77FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA080), Aug 15, 1977: Beech D55 (N8374N), Flushing, NY, 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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