38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1978 · 08:50 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67SF
Reported as
Beech D55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing roll, aircraft began to vibrate and then left main gear retracted.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED.