# Incident 19791218046409I: Beech 95A55, Key West, FL, December 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1979, 08:35 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1739G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1739G-2016-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 24 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/19791218046409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOWERED GEAR FOR LANDING, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PROBLEMS DUE TO BAD BATTRY.

## Other reports on N1739G (1)

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

- [Incident 20160215000789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160215000789I), Feb 15, 2016: Beech 95-A55 (N1739G), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. After pilot completed run-up and was ready for TAKE0FF from KF45 airport he continue the taxi and when enter runway 08R for takeoff rt. Main gear collapse.

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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