# Accident 19771026034989A: Beech 6580, Concord, CA, October 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DE-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 240 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026034989A

## Narrative

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

STARTER SYS FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF ELEC SYS,NORMAL/EMERG GEAR EXTENSION & INDICATORS.

## 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 OAK78FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD06), Oct 26, 1977: Beech 65-80 (N711DE), Concord, CA, 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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