Beech 77 — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist
110 Beech 77s are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.
Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Beech 77
- one-timeAD 91-23-01 — Airworthiness Directives; Beech Models 77 Airplanes · 1991-01-01
- one-timeAD 83-23-03 — Airworthiness Directives; Beech Model 77 Airplanes · 1983-01-01
- one-timeAD 79-23-05 — Airworthiness Directives; BEECH Model 77 Airplanes · 1979-01-01
This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 11 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.
Known trouble spots on the 77
Many Hartzell and McCauley constant-speed props carry blade-shank or hub ADs plus a calendar/hours overhaul interval; blade corrosion and hub grease leaks are common findings. Confirm the prop AD status and last overhaul against the interval.
NTSB history on the type
1 recorded event on the Beech 77 type — 0 fatal, 0 destroyed, 1 substantial damage. A per-tail report checks whether this aircraft has an accident or damage record.
The records checklist for a Beech 77
Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.
Look up a tail number →or see the free AD listApplicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.