# Accident 19830125001499A: Beech D55, Cape Girardeau, MO, January 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1983, 10:58 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3395° N, 89.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3395&lon=-89.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7815R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7815R-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 650 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830125001499A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK 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 MKC83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA058), Jan 25, 1983: Beech D55 (N7815R), Cape Girardeau, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N7815R (1)

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

- [Incident 19811223081259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223081259I), Dec 23, 1981: Beech D55 (N7815R), Chesterfield, MO, Minor damage. Veered left on landing. Wind rows on runway. Left main torque link broken. Nose push pull tube buckled.

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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