# Accident 19811023069229A: Beech 77, Brandon, MS, October 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1981, 00:10 local time
- Place: Brandon, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2781° N, 89.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2781&lon=-89.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6754D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6754D-1981-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023069229A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT AND FRIEND ON AN UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT FLIGHT. NO NIGHT EXPERIENCE. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL82FKQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ06), Oct 23, 1981: Beech 77 (N6754D), Brandon, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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