# Accident 19780329006909A: Beech TC45G, Birmingham, AL, March 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1978
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Q-2010-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 26 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329006909A

## Narrative

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

SHOP RAG FOUND BINDING NOSE GEAR EXTENSION SYS-NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE LDG.

## 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 MIA78FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ28), Mar 29, 1978: Beech H18 (N787Q), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N787Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810128004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128004419A), Jan 28, 1981: Beech H18 (N787Q), Newhall, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported losing engine and requested vector to airport. Aircraft crashed into mountain at 2200 feet level.
- [Incident 19791220049069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049069I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech H18 (N787Q), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Wing tip of taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft.

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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