# Incident 19810417031179I: Beech 35B33, Rio Linda, CA, April 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1981, 18:35 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6875° N, 121.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Linda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6875&lon=-121.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7962D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7962D-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 700 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/19810417031179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N7962D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870908080089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908080089A), Sep 8, 1987: Beech H35 (N7962D), Avenal, CA, Substantial damage. Low oil pressure. Engine quit on final second try. Collided with terrain short of runway. Too high first approach.
- [Incident 19790106001109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001109I), Jan 6, 1979: Beech H35 (N7962D), Marysville, CA, Damage unknown. Pilot inadvertently retracted the gear during landing roll.

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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