# Accident 19810115001809A: Beech E90, Chesterfield, VA, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,810 total, 575 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115001809A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL-OUT. SHAFT ASSEMBLY DRIVE WAS FRACTURED.

## 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 ATL81FID10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID10), Jan 15, 1981: Beech E90 (N122MM), Chesterfield, VA, 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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