# Accident 19790208005749A: Beech A36, Richmond, VA, February 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9066S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9066S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-BA (registry code 17230, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND HIT A SNOW BANK. RUNWAY WAS FOUND TO BE FREE OF ICE.

## 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 IAD79FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID06), Feb 8, 1979: Beech A-36 (N9066S), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9066S (1)

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

- [Accident 19921218053239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218053239A), Dec 18, 1992: Beech A36 (N9066S), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Retracted gear instead of flaps trying to put weight on gear for early turnoff on landing.

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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