# Incident 19780210005749I: Beech 58, Augusta, ME, February 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1978, 16:55 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3106&lon=-69.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210005749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP, PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PUT IT DOWN.

## Other reports on N414SW (1)

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

- [Incident 20260614005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260614005899I), Jun 14, 2026: Beech 58 (N414SW), Bainbridge, GA, Minor damage. The pilot stated on that on approach, he lowered the gear and observed three green lights indicating that the gear was down and locked. The aircraft then…

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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