# Accident 19910724029749A: Beech 76, Sacramento, CA, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 12:20 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5103° N, 121.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5103&lon=-121.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6045M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6045M-2021-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029749A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. A FRAME STRUT HAD BROKEN. SERVICE BULLETIN HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 LAX91LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA328), Jul 24, 1991: Beech 76 (N6045M), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR STRUT DUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOT HAVING COMPLETED AN INSPECTION OF THE GEAR…

## Other reports on N6045M (2)

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

- [Incident 20120119001909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120119001909I), Jan 19, 2012: Beech 76 (N6045M), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. On January 19, 2012 in Tulsa Oklahoma's r.l. Jones airport (rvs) [privacy data omitted], pilot certificate no. [privacy data omitted] Took delivery of aircraft…
- [Incident 20090526010959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090526010959I), May 26, 2009: Beech 76 (N6045M), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/26/2009 aircraft N6045M was conducting touch and goes training at North Perry Airport, after take off and preparing to conduct a touch and go the…

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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