# Accident 19781025036559A: Beech 99, South Bend, IN, October 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 3,240 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781025036559A

## Narrative

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

EXAMINATION OF LDG GEAR SYSTEM DISCLOSED NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

## 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 CHI79FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET03), Oct 25, 1978: Beech 99 (N447SA), South Bend, IN, 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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