# Accident 19780816026409A: Beech A56TC, Hickory, NC, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526Q-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,355 total, 700 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816026409A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD78FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA095), Aug 16, 1978: Beech D-55 (N526Q), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

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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