# Accident 19770926031899A: Beech 76, Gaithersburg, MD, September 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1977
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N725MC-2019-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,903 total, 250 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770926031899A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA.LNDD BWI OK.

## 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 IAD77FIG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG36), Sep 26, 1977: Beech 200 (N725MC), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N725MC (1)

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

- [Incident 20010508009509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508009509I), May 8, 2001: Beech 200BEECH (N725MC), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. (-23)N725MC, a Beech king AIR-200, departed bjc, when the pilot heard a grinding and crunching sound when he retracted the landing gear. The pilot noticed 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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