29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 3, 1983 · 12:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N717US
Reported as
Beech B90
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total1,200 in this make and model50 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.
Unable to extend gear for landing. Landed gearup. Nose gear actuator had failed.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEARUP. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED.