# NTSB DEN78FA064: Beech E-55, N9327Q, Pueblo, CO, August 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1978
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0028  78/8/23    PUEBLO,CO           BEECH E-55          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0858                    N9327Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  58, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- BOTH PILOTS FAA AIRCARRIER INSPECTORS FLYING FOR PROFICIENCY. PLTS REPT RWY SURFACE SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9327Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9327Q-1990-09-18), registration cancelled 1990-09-18, S/N TE849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Registry model: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## Other investigations on N9327Q (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 MKC75DCJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ35), Oct 12, 1974: Beech E55 (N9327Q), Ainsworth, NE, 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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