# Incident 19800122016359I: Beech S35, Terre Haute, IN, January 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1980, 15:59 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863Q-1990-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 0 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/19800122016359I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. PASSENGER SAID GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. SWITCH DOWN. CB POPPED.

## Other reports on N6863Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19890520012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012359A), May 20, 1989: Beech S35 (N6863Q), Russellville, KY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew into known area of thunderstorms, lost control in turbulence and failed to recover. Sigmets given pilot.

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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