# NTSB MIA78FA100: Beechcraft 65-80, N975SQ, Mobile, AL, June 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1978
- Place: Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2496  78/6/27    MOBILE,AL           BEECHCRAFT 65-80    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N975SQ              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 48, 3572 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,AL                   HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TWR ADVISED FLT LANDING GEAR UP.ACFT MADE STEEP SLOW CLIMB DURING WHICH GEAR EXTENDED.ACFT ROLLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N975SQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975SQ-1982-02-06), registration cancelled 1982-02-06, S/N LD-78 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bates Field

## 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 19780627030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627030079A), Jun 27, 1978: Beech 6580, Mobile, AL, Destroyed. Twr advised flt landing gear up. Acft made steep slow climb duringch gear extended. Acft rolled.

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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