# Incident 19811126081939I: Beech 65B80, Tacoma, WA, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 12:35 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,785 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126081939I

## Narrative

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

ZA GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AT DESTINATION. RETURND TO BASE. UNABLE MANUAL EXTENSION. LANDED GEAR UP. BROKEN ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N911CF (2)

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

- [Incident 20260814010569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260814010569I), Aug 14, 2026: Beech F90 (N911CF), New Richmond, WI, Minor damage. The pilot landed his king air F90 with one passenger after a one-hour morning flight. He landed without incident and taxied toward his hangar. While taxiing,…
- [Incident 19910928054389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928054389I), Sep 28, 1991: Beech 65B80 (N911CF), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. Right engine malfunction. Jumpers exited aircraft. One jumpers chute became entangled with wing of landing plane.

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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