# Accident 19791108031989A: Beech 9555, Washington, DC, November 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1979, 17:16 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77PW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 802 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108031989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED CHANGING RUNWAYS. ACTIVATED GEAR DOWN ON SHORT FINAL. GEAR NOT FULLY DOWN ON LANDING.

## 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 IAD80FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA02), Nov 8, 1979: Beech 95-55 (N77PW), Washington, DC, 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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