FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Topping, VA · March 16, 1985
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.
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Improper use of alternator switches ran battery down in flight. No attempt at manual gear extension. Landed gear up
IMPROPER USE OF ALTERNATOR SWITCHES RAN BATTERY DOWN IN FLIGHT. NO ATTEMPT AT MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED GEAR UP