# Accident 19770927041069A: Beech 100BEECH, Auburn, AL, September 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1977
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N925BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925BD-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770927041069A

## Narrative

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

TREES IN AREA OF FIRST IMPACT ARE ABT 73FT BELOW ARPT ELEVATION & 650FT BELOW MDA.

## 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 MIA77FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA093), Sep 27, 1977: Beech 100 (N925BD), Auburn, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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