# Incident 19800717061029I: Beech B90, Watertown, SD, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444SR-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 600 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/19800717061029I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. GEAR KNEE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N444SR (1)

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

- [Accident 19850217003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003329A), Feb 17, 1985: Beech B90 (N444SR), Los Alamitos, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Landed on city street striking powerlines. Erroneous indication in fuel gauge.

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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