# Incident 19820220005999I: Beech 76, Bedford, MA, February 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: L. G. Hanscom
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794Y-1983-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 72 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220005999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN, FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTIONS. LANDED WITH ASSIST FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N794Y (3)

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

- [Accident 19830616025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616025859A), Jun 16, 1983: Beech 76 (N794Y), Moultonboro, NH, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to reach airport that had very poor weather conditions. Aircraft crashed into mountain at 2000 feet
- [Incident 19820821055619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821055619I), Aug 21, 1982: Beech 76 (N794Y), Boston, MA, Minor damage. SIC pilot made hard landing. PIC elected to abort landing and landed on another runway. SIC surrendered license.
- [Incident 19791218046379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218046379I), Dec 18, 1979: Beech 76 (N794Y), Bedford, NH, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Down lock limit switch #1003810061 stuck, brace assembly could not lock down.

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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