# NTSB OAK78FVD06: Beech 65-80, N711DE, Concord, CA, October 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3357  77/10/26   CONCORD,CA          BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 7000
        TIME - 1700                    N711DE              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CA                     CONCORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        REMARKS- STARTER SYS FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF ELEC SYS,NORMAL/EMERG GEAR EXTENSION & INDICATORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711DE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DE-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N LD-60, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buchanan 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 19771026034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026034989A), Oct 26, 1977: Beech 6580, Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Starter sys failure resulted in loss of elec sys,normal/emerg gear extension & indicators.

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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