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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95 · Tallahassee, FL · September 3, 1981

Date
September 3, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9978R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DLA38
Reported as
Beech 95
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total15 in this make and model15 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.

Radio out, electrical system failure. Pilot put gear lever down. Failed to verify gear down. Landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

RADIO OUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT PUT GEAR LEVER DOWN. FAILED TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.