# Incident 19780318008609I: Beech 3533, Dexter, MO, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978, 18:15 local time
- Place: Dexter, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7928° N, 89.9630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7928&lon=-89.9630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5826S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5826S-1979-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 275 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318008609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FULLY DUE TO LOW BATTERY POWER. PILOT FORGOT TO TURN ALTERNATOR ON, DID NOT CHECK GEAR DOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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