# Incident 19810320023459I: Beech 95B55, Portland, OR, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320023459I

## Narrative

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

ZA DEPARTURE CONTROL ADVISED PILOT HE WAS OFF HIS ASSIGNED COURSE. PILOT AGREED. REPLACED DRIVE GEAR IN GYRO.

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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