Beechcraft D55 N500AC
8 September 1980 · Buffalo, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1980 at about 21:18 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N500AC, operated by Amadori Constr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Buffalo, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Buffalo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N500AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Amadori Constr
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Greensboro, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2799
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOSE GEAR TORQUE KNEE INPROPERLY INSTALLED.NOSE GEAR LINKAGE ROD, PN 36-820011-9, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1979 | Beechcraft D55 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft D55 | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1979 | Beechcraft D55 | Flushing, New York, United States | Southern Jerse | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Jan 1978 | Beechcraft D55 | El Campo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft D55 | Napa, California, United States | Hugh Gardner | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |