# Incident 19800204030979I: Beech 35BEECH, Lansing, MI, February 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1980, 22:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072C-2025-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 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/19800204030979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF LANDING LIGHT SWITCH.

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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