# Incident 19791002051169I: Beech 65, Deland, FL, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9982R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982R-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 20 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/19791002051169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN ON GRASS STRIP.

## Other reports on N9982R (1)

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

- [Accident 19810224005399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224005399A), Feb 24, 1981: Beech 65 (N9982R), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot claims problem immediately after takeoff. Pilot unable to feather engine and crashed near airport.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.