# Incident 19790713020689I: Beech 95B55, Brookhaven, NY, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Brookhaven, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7767° N, 72.9078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookhaven, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7767&lon=-72.9078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18976-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 250 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/19790713020689I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, TEMPERATURE ROSE RAPIDLY. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. FOUND CARBON BUILDUP ON PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.

## Other reports on N18976 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030915022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915022829I), Sep 15, 2003: Beech 76 (N18976), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on take-off roll and prior to rotation speed the nose gear collapsed. Pilot stated that the gear handle position was checked during…
- [Incident 19811102089759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102089759I), Nov 2, 1981: Beech 76 (N18976), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend. Landed with nose gear up. Nose gear retract cyclinder failed.

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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