# NTSB MIA77FLG04: Beech D55, N535Q, Charleston, SC, December 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1976
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4041  76/12/27   CHARLESTON,SC       BEECH D55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 4840
        TIME - 1333                    N535Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                CHARLESTON,SC
        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
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR WITH HANDCRANK BECAUSE MOTOR BURNED ARMATURE MECHANISM. LNDD ON FOAMED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N535Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535Q), registered now, S/N TE-609, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- 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: Charleston 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 19761227039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761227039729A), Dec 27, 1976: Beech D55, Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to lower gear with handcrank because motor burned armature mechanism. Lndd on foamed rwy.

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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