# NTSB CHI77FA026: Beech 58, N177HC, Necedah, WI, February 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Necedah, WI · NECEDAH, WI
- Location: 44.0221° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Necedah, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0221&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA026

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4246   77/2/3    NECEDAH,WI          BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2890
        TIME - 0149                    N177HC              PX-  0  0  0  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAU CLARE,WI                MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GENERAL DISINTEGRATION OCCURRED 500-1000FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N177HC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177HC-1977-05-06), registration cancelled 1977-05-06, S/N TH-44, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770203039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203039199A), Feb 3, 1977: Beech 58, WI, Destroyed

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.

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