# Incident 19781024028119I: Beech T34B, Waukegan, IL, October 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1978, 13:10 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483F-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 12 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/19781024028119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REALIZED GEAR HAD NOT LOWERED WITH SWITCH.STARTED TO CRANK IT DOWN, BUT IT LANDED FIRST. CB. WAS OUT.

## Other reports on N3483F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830207011629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830207011629I), Feb 7, 1983: Beech T34B (N3483F), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Inspection showed landing gear operated satisfactorily.
- [Accident 19810731047519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731047519A), Jul 31, 1981: Beech A45 (N3483F), Glenview, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft rolled from right wing to left wing low, left wing hit runway. Large aircraft departed 3 minutes before.

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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