27.5509° N, 98.0309° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KLEBERG COUNTY (IKG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 15, 1979 · 10:44 local
Place
Kingsville, TX
Airport
Kleberg Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N817Q
Reported as
Beech 65
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear cycled 3 times before safe light came on. Pilot misread indication and landed gear up
As the FAA filed it
GEAR CYCLED 3 TIMES BEFORE SAFE LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT MISREAD INDICATION AND LANDED GEAR UP