# Incident 19790201004379I: Beech 95C55, Honesdale, PA, February 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY RIDGE (N30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2VT-2003-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 600 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/19790201004379I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N2VT (1)

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

- [Incident 19871017063279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017063279I), Oct 17, 1987: Beech 95C55 (N2VT), Honesdale, PA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed with the wheels up. The pilot, on a test flight to check flaps, forgot to lower the gear.

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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