# Beech 77

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1153007
- Manufacturer (registry): BEECH
- Model: 77
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engines: 1
- Seats: 2
- Data sheet: TCDS A30CE
- Registered aircraft: 113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77

## ADs that may apply

- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023
- [AD 2022-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-03-15): Fuel Quantity Indicator · Garmin G3X Touch Electronic Flight Instrument System (STC SA01899WI). Effective Mar 21, 2022
- [AD 2008-13-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-13-17): Circuit breaker toggle switches · Textron 58, 58P, 58TC and 14 more. Effective Aug 6, 2008
- [AD 99-05-13 R1 WD](https://openairdocs.org/ad/99-05-13-R1-WD): Withdrawal of AD 99-05-13 · Beech B17B, B17L, B17R (Army UC-43H) and 107 more. Effective Jul 5, 2000
- [AD 95-26-15 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/95-26-15-R1): Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems · Airbus A300 B2-1A, A300 B2-1C, A300 B2-203 and 159 more. Effective Dec 26, 1996
- [AD 96-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/96-09-06): Air Filter Assemblies · Maule Aerospace Technology 7ACA, 7ECA, 7FC and 180 more. Effective Jun 7, 1996
- [AD 91-23-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-23-01): Nose Landing Gear Fork · Textron 77. Effective Dec 3, 1991
- [AD 83-23-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-23-03): Balance Weight Attach Bracket Installation · Textron 77. Effective Nov 22, 1983
- [AD 82-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/82-09-03): Shoulder Harness Protection · Textron 77. Effective May 6, 1982
- [AD 80-21-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-21-10): Engine Mount Attachment · Textron 77. Effective Nov 13, 1980
- [AD 80-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-07-07): Aileron Control System · Textron 77. Effective Apr 3, 1980
- [AD 80-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-07-06): Rudder and Rudder Trim Tab · Textron 76 and 77. Effective Apr 3, 1980
- [AD 79-23-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/79-23-05): Attachment Bolts Threads and Nut Plates · Textron 77. Effective Nov 19, 1979

Historical (superseded or no longer in force): AD 99-05-13

## NTSB investigations (78, newest 10)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC23LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA009), Dec 15, 2022: Beech 77 (N991AB), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle of attack after encountering a downdraft during departure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR22FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA198), Jun 7, 2022: Beech 77 (N18244), Hemet, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cinderblock wall while performing a go-around.
- [NTSB WPR21LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA316), Aug 12, 2021: Beech 77 (N3873Y), Stanley, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine performance due to lead fouling of the lower spark plugs, which resulted in an off airport forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA222), Jun 20, 2020: Beech 77 (N3815Z), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ERA19LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA217), Jun 28, 2019: Beech 77 (N1802Y), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the flight instructor's decision not to use carburetor heat.
- [NTSB CEN18LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA114), Mar 1, 2018: Beech 77 (N6699B), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper takeoff procedures and his failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB GAA16CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA320), Jun 16, 2016: Beech 77 (N60189), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff over the maximum takeoff weight in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an inability to climb above terrain, a forced landing, and a collision with a…
- [NTSB CEN12LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA346), Jun 7, 2012: Beech 77 (N18012), Clark, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which led to fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA11CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA378), Jul 4, 2011: Beech 77 (N37148), Jonesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA10CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA045), Nov 1, 2009: Beech 77 (N6715V), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

All 78: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77/ntsb

## FAA accident and incident reports (161, newest 10)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20250328020159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250328020159I), Mar 28, 2025: Beech 77 (N1804R), Caldwell, NJ, Minor damage. While landing at cdw on runway 22, as stated by the pilot in command, he lost directional control of the aircraft due to gusting winds incurring a tail strike,…
- [Incident 20230522007659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522007659I), May 22, 2023: Beech 77 (N3707G), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. On 22 may 2023 at approximately 1600 hours, a Beechcraft skipper 77, [privacy data omitted] departed kpbf with two licesened pilots aboard. Prior to the…
- [Accident 20221215019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215019539A), Dec 15, 2022: Beech 77 (N991AB), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Departed runway 21 Lihue Airport. At approximatly 100FT AGL aircraft experienced an aerodynamic stall and crashed outside perimeter fence.
- [Accident 20220607010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607010499A), Jun 7, 2022: Beech 77 (N18244), Hemet, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. [privacy data omitted] Collided with a retaining wall located on the east side of warren road in Hemet, CA. The aircraft caught on fire and was destroyed. The…
- [Accident 20210812020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812020719A), Aug 12, 2021: Beech 77 (N3873Y), Stanley, NM, Substantial damage. On August 12, 2021, about 1100 MDT, a Beech 77 skipper, N3873Y, [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near…
- [Accident 20200620005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200620005879A), Jun 20, 2020: Beech 77 (N3815Z), Elizabethton, TN, Destroyed. On June 20, [privacy data omitted] departed kmor for kphf with a passenger on board. [privacy data omitted] Encountered IMC conditions. Once [privacy data…
- [Accident 20190628011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628011219A), Jun 28, 2019: Beech 77 (N1802Y), Leesburg, FL, Destroyed. On June 28th, 2019 at 10:15 am, aircraft N1802Y, a Beech BE-77 aircraft, crashed into a heavily forested unimproved area in the vicinity of Leesburg FL.…
- [Accident 20180228009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180228009619A), Feb 28, 2018: Beech 77 (N6699B), Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. On February 28, 2018, at approximately 1920 CDT, N6699B, a Beech 77 suffered a reduction in engine power during departure climb at Odessa-Schlemeyer airport…
- [Accident 20160615010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160615010419A), Jun 15, 2016: Beech 77 (N60189), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. On June 15, 2016, at 21:22 MDT, N60189, a Beechcraft model BE77, S/N-WA-7 airplane registered to the pilot was on a cross country flight from Santa Fe, new…
- [Incident 20160326004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326004919I), Mar 26, 2016: Beech 77 (N60189), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control of the aircraft on rollout after landing and ran off the left side of the runway. The nose gear broke and the prop struck the ground when…

All 161: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77/incidents

## Complete lists

- aircraft: 113, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77/aircraft
- ads: 14, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77/ads
- incidents: 161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77/incidents

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