# Incident 19840622042329I: Beech 76, West Chicago, IL, June 22, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1984, 23:50 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6701C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6701C-2000-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622042329I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR DOORS STUCK ON BOTTOM OF A FAULTY BELLCRANK.

## Other reports on N6701C (2)

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

- [Accident 19980512008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008929A), May 12, 1998: Beech 76 (N6701C), Frisco, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed and burned in a field in the vcty of north dallas jetport, one person suffered fatal, Frisco, TX. (.4)the pilot of the twin engine airplane lost…
- [Incident 19880103009729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103009729I), Jan 3, 1988: Beech 76 (N6701C), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed with nose gear up. Found nose landing gear retract bellcrank was misaligned. Nose hydraulic actuator faulty.

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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