31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1980 · 20:45 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9493Q
Reported as
Beech B90
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total500 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.
Landing gear motor failed. Pilot used emergency procedures and extended gear without incident.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING GEAR MOTOR FAILED. PILOT USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EXTENDED GEAR WITHOUT INCIDENT.