# Accident 19850209002749A: Beech 95C55, Charleston, SC, February 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211DS-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209002749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE APPROACH TO CHECK AUTOPILOT ACCURACY AND FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.

## 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 ATL85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA092), Feb 9, 1985: Beech 95-C55 (N211DS), Charleston, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N211DS (1)

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

- [Accident 20101203055039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101203055039A), Dec 3, 2010: Beech 95-C55 (N211DS), Claremore, OK, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted]

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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