# NTSB IAD79FID06: Beech A-36, N9066S, Richmond, VA, February 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1979
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0649   79/2/8    RICHMOND,VA         BEECH A-36          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 552
        TIME - 1700                    N9066S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD E BYRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKSBURG,VA           RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9066S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9066S), registered now, S/N E-1305, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A-36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-BA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-ba) (registry code 17230, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richard E Byrd

## 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 19790208005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005749A), Feb 8, 1979: Beech A36, Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing and hit a snow bank. Runway was found to be free of ice.

## Other investigations on N9066S (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 MIA93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA034), Dec 18, 1992: Beech A36 (N9066S), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE WING FLAPS DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

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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