# Accident 19800606018389A: Beech 77, Elmers Island, LA, June 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Elmers Island, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1783° N, 90.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmers Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1783&lon=-90.0684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6713Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6713Z-2014-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 76 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606018389A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. DAMAGED NOSE WHEEL, BOUNCED, VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6713Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19810713040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713040599A), Jul 13, 1981: Beech 77 (N6713Z), Grand Isle, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short strip. Aircraft would not accelerate to climb speed and pilot aborted.

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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