# Incident 19791108055209I: Beech P35BEECH, St Augustine, FL, November 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8658M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8658M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,400 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/19791108055209I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR DOOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N8658M (1)

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

- [Incident 19810914069869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914069869I), Sep 14, 1981: Beech 35BEECH (N8658M), Kissimmee, FL. Za engine lost power, landed aircraft on highway. Mechanic found valve broken # 1 cylinder. Valve PN539988.

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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