# Accident 19810903061199A: Beech 95, Tallahassee, FL, September 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9978R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903061199A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DLA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA38), Sep 3, 1981: Beech 95B (N9978R), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

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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