# Incident 19830626037979I: Beech 95B55, Tifton, GA, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Tifton, GA
- Airport: Henry Tift Myers
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4296° N, 83.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENRY TIFT MYERS (TMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4296&lon=-83.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677RR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626037979I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STARTED DOWN ON TAKEOFF, PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF.  AFTER LANDING, FOUND PROPS CURLED. SQUAT SWITCH DEFECT.

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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