# Incident 19780222000649I: Beech TC45J, Virgin Gordo, U.S. Virgin Islands, February 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1978, 11:20 local time
- Place: Virgin Gordo, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N90576, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90576-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,200 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/19780222000649I

## Narrative

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

ONE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DRAG LINK.

## Other reports on N90576 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791114056069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114056069I), Nov 14, 1979: Beech TC45J (N90576), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. While taxiing, right prop hit mobile fuel unit. Fire destroyed aircraft and cargo, seriously injured pilot.

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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