# Incident 19780727036689I: Beech 6580, Jamesville, WI, July 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Jamesville, WI
- Airport: Rock Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N717Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717Q-2013-05-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 600 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/19780727036689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FULLY, COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR SUSPECTED.

## Other reports on N717Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19800406007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406007779A), Apr 6, 1980: Beech 6580 (N717Q), Sebring, FL, Destroyed. Both engines stopped at low altitude. Crashed in swamp. Reported contaminated fuel. Illegal drug flight.

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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