# Incident 19801021077669I: Beech B24R, Plato Center, IL, October 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olsen
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0267° N, 88.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plato Center, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0267&lon=-88.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2075X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2075X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,750 total, 125 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/19801021077669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2075X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790418024169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418024169I), Apr 18, 1979: Beech B24R (N2075X), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Zw instructor and instructor student landed gear up. Horn circuit breaker had been pulled during flight practice.

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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