# Accident 19950913029659A: Beech 77, Hendersonville, NC, September 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1995, 15:55 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Airport: Hendersonville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3076° N, 82.4332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENDERSONVILLE (0A7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3076&lon=-82.4332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6721D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721D-1995-11-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913029659A

## Narrative

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

FAILED CHECK WEIGHT BALANCE OR 77 OPS SPECS. UNABLE SPEED UP OR CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES. OVER GROSS 260LBS.

## 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 MIA95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA221), Sep 13, 1995: Beech 77 (N6721D), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM PREFLIGHT WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

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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