# NTSB CHI79FET03: Beech 99, N447SA, South Bend, IN, October 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3318  78/10/25   SOUTH BEND,IN       BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0710                    N447SA              PX-  0  0  8  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      42, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIANA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- EXAMINATION OF LDG GEAR SYSTEM DISCLOSED NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N447SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Michiana Regional

## 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 19781025036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781025036559A), Oct 25, 1978: Beech 99, South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Examination of ldg gear system disclosed no system malfunction.

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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