34.4264° N, 117.3009° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 1981 · 14:35 local
Place
Hesperia, CA
Airport
Hesperia Air Lodg
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2685
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total111 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear collapsed during landing. Generator had failed and pilot attempted to lower gear manually.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. GENERATOR HAD FAILED AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY.