# Incident 19790906034679I: Beech 95, St Charles, MO, September 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1979, 11:18 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (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 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906034679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER SIMULATED POWER FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF. EXAMINER NOT READY TO BACK UP.

## 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 MKC79DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DA053), Sep 6, 1979: Beech 95 (N84Z), St Charles, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N84Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19890822048089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822048089I), Aug 22, 1989: Beech B95 (N84Z), Alton/St Louis, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Forward retract tube was bent and downlock tension too low.
- [Incident 19810928082339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928082339I), Sep 28, 1981: Beech 95 (N84Z), East Alton, IL, Minor damage. Loud pop heard on landing roll out nose gear collapsed. Retracted rod bolts had sheared.

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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