# Incident 19811029082829I: Beech 95B55, Richmond, VA, October 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1981, 21:01 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 150 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029082829I

## Narrative

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

ZG PILOT ENCOUNTERED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LANDED GEAR UP BY MISTAKE. FAA INSTECTOR REPORTED ALTERNATOR SWITCHES OFF

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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