# NTSB CHI79DEC38: Beech D-55, N6288V, Troy, MI, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1384  79/7/18    TROY,MI             BEECH D-55          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1750
        TIME - 1030                    N6288V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-TROY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WHEELING,IL                 DETROIT,MI                   TROY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6288V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6288V), registered now, S/N TE-459, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Troy

## 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 19790718021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718021849A), Jul 18, 1979: Beech D55, Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Acft veered off runway into brush & mud. Found left main lndg gear collapsed due to broken attach bolts.

## Other investigations on N6288V (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 MKC75DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD23), Nov 9, 1974: Beech B55 (N6288V), Marion, IA, substantial damage

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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