# Incident 19850427024019I: Beech 77, Monroe, NC, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 15:25 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37997) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 78 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427024019I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N37997 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900727040259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727040259I), Jul 27, 1990: Beech 77 (N37997), Monroe, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind takeoff. Drifted off runway.

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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