31.4296° N, 83.4892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HENRY TIFT MYERS (TMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 26, 1983 · 16:45 local
Place
Tifton, GA
Airport
Henry Tift Myers
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N677RR
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total6,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear started down on takeoff, pulled aircraft off. After landing, found props curled. Squat switch defect.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR STARTED DOWN ON TAKEOFF, PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF. AFTER LANDING, FOUND PROPS CURLED. SQUAT SWITCH DEFECT.