# Incident 19801029090069I: Beech A60, Mobile, AL, October 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1980, 16:49 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7578D-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,420 total, 140 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029090069I

## Narrative

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

VIOLENT VIBRATION AT FL 190.  NOSE PITCHED DOWN.  PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AT 2000 MSL.  ELEVATOR PARTS MISSING.

## 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 ATL81IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA009), Oct 29, 1980: Beech A60 (N7578D), Leaksville, MS, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N7578D (3)

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

- [Incident 20081119855069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119855069I), Nov 19, 2008: Beech A60 (N7578D), Alexandria, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On a VFR trip to brainerd, MN (brd) from Alexandria, MN. (Axn), the pilot prepared for approach and landing at brd and was unable to lower the landing…
- [Incident 19930904035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904035739I), Sep 4, 1993: Beech A60 (N7578D), Elkins, WV, Minor damage. On landing rollout pilot allowed left main wheel to lock up. Left tire blew out. Veered left. Departed runway.
- [Accident 19880709026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709026099A), Jul 9, 1988: Beech A60 (N7578D), Lexington, MO, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry en route. Unable crossfeed. Unscheduled landing downwind. Collapsed gear. Not enough fuel for IFR

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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