# Accident 19780627030079A: Beech 6580, Mobile, AL, June 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1978
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975SQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975SQ-1982-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,572 total, 2,150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627030079A

## Narrative

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

TWR ADVISED FLT LANDING GEAR UP.ACFT MADE STEEP SLOW CLIMB DURINGCH GEAR EXTENDED.ACFT ROLLED.

## 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 MIA78FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA100), Jun 27, 1978: Beechcraft 65-80 (N975SQ), Mobile, 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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