# NTSB MIA78FKJ87: Beech E55, N3620A, Montgomery, AL, September 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2993   78/9/5    MONTGOMERY,AL       BEECH E55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 5622
        TIME - 1605                    N3620A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANNELLY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    MONTGOMERY,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3620A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dannelly 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 19780905028639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905028639A), Sep 5, 1978: Beech E55, Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. Right main and nose gear collapsed on landing for undetermined res

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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