# Accident 19770820030409A: Beech 65, Islip, NY, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Mcarthur-Islip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814Q-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820030409A

## 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 NYC77FHJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ34), Aug 20, 1977: Beech 65 (N814Q), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N814Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780825038169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825038169I), Aug 25, 1978: Beech A65 (N814Q), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Pilot did not check gear position before landing. Gear motor solenoid erratic, warning horn inop. Pn 6046-H-39-A

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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