# Incident 19831011067989I: Beech 58, Middlesboro, KY, October 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Middlesboro, KY
- Airport: Middlesboro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6091° N, 83.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6091&lon=-83.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971A-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,648 total, 202 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831011067989I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ATL84LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA016), Oct 11, 1983: Beech 58 (N3971A), Middlesboro, KY, substantial damage

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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