# Incident 19801112079559I: Beech 35B33, Chesterfield, MO, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5637K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5637K-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 1,300 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/19801112079559I

## Narrative

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

ZW PILOT BUSY WITH COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N5637K (1)

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

- [Accident 19851205064089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205064089A), Dec 5, 1985: Beech STC33 (N5637K), Columbia Falls, MT, Destroyed. Took off into a low ceiling and visibility at night. Lost control. Aircraft impacted the ground.

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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