# Incident 19790113001909I: Beech A100, Port Huron, MI, January 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9938° N, 82.4337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Huron, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9938&lon=-82.4337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N764K-2007-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A100 (registry code 1152915, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,000 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/19790113001909I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR BRACE PART #50-820204-27 FAILED ALLOWING NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N764K (1)

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

- [Incident 19820928056129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820928056129I), Sep 28, 1982: Beech A100 (N764K), Mayo, SC, Minor damage. Cabin door blew off during climb. Improper door seal of 9 psig prevented top latch engagment. Cracks in door frame.

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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