# NTSB DEN76FQA07: Beech 65-80, N716AG, Santa Fe, NM, July 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1975
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2801  75/7/31    SANTA FE,NM         BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1954                    N716AG              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 9198 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              SANTA FE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE SPREAD.BEECH SERVICE LTR 66-35 APPLICABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N716AG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716AG-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N LD-7, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Fe Muni

## 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 19750731021949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750731021949A), Jul 31, 1975: Beech 6580, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Nose gear actuator support structure spread.Beech service ltr 66-35 applicable.

## Other investigations on N716AG (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 OAK68F0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0253), Nov 22, 1967: Beech 65-80 (N716AG), Sacramento, CA, 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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