26.3708° N, 80.1026° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 24, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27557
Reported as
Beech T34A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total46 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.
Pilot reported electrical failure. Emergency gear procedue not successful. Gear collapsed at touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDUE NOT SUCCESSFUL. GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN.