# Accident 19780905028639A: Beech E55, Montgomery, AL, September 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,622 total, 260 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905028639A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING FOR UNDETERMINED RES

## 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 MIA78FKJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ87), Sep 5, 1978: Beech E55 (N3620A), Montgomery, AL, 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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