# NTSB IAD80FID20: Beech C-55A, N540U, Saluda, VA, May 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1980
- Place: Saluda, VA · SALUDA, VA
- Location: 37.6053° N, 76.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6053&lon=-76.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FID20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0976  80/5/29    SALUDA,VA           BEECH C-55A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 824
        TIME - 1640                    N540U               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWIE,MD                    SALUDA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- DISPLACED THR,ROAD.FIM-MAINTAIN 20FT OVR ROAD.ALSO STRUCK C-182,N224AC,SUBST DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N540U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-55A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hummel Field

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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