# Accident 19811122000829A: Beech V35, East Lynne, MO, November 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: East Lynne, MO
- Airport: Richter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6685° N, 94.2315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Lynne, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6685&lon=-94.2315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2054W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2054W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-B (registry code 17229, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 303
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,710 total, 2,314 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811122000829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT DID NOT CHECK GEAR LIGHTS.

## 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 MKC82FCG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG09), Nov 22, 1981: Beech V35 (N2054W), East Lynne, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2054W (3)

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

- [Incident 20060625015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060625015219I), Jun 25, 2006: Beech V35 (N2054W), Detroit/Grosse, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed with landing gear in the retracted position.
- [Incident 19890813049239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813049239I), Aug 13, 1989: Beech V35 (N2054W), Cape Girardeau, MO, Minor damage. Failed to use checklist before landing with gear retracted.
- [Incident 19820922059879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922059879I), Sep 22, 1982: Beech V35 (N2054W), Coffeyville, KS, Minor damage. Lost electrical power. Failed to manually extend gear full down for landing. Found broken alternator field wire.

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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