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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C24R · Roche Harbor, WA · July 31, 1980

Date
July 31, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Roche Harbor, WA
Airport
Roche Harbor
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23843
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYE48
Reported as
Beech C24R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,855 total13 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Activated gear down but failed to check position. Landed gear up. Alternator malfunction, battery dead.

As the FAA filed it

ACTIVATED GEAR DOWN BUT FAILED TO CHECK POSITION. LANDED GEAR UP. ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION, BATTERY DEAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.