# NTSB IAD78FA095: Beech D-55, N526Q, Hickory, NC, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2177  78/8/16    HICKORY,NC          BEECH D-55          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N526Q               PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 47, 8355 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICKORY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N526Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526Q-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N TE-485, 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: Hickory Municipal

## 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 19780816026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816026409A), Aug 16, 1978: Beech A56TC, Hickory, NC, 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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