# Incident 19850316053049I: Beech B24R, Topping, VA, March 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Topping, VA
- Airport: Topping
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5882° N, 76.4744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topping, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5882&lon=-76.4744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1959L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1959L-2010-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 410 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316053049I

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER USE OF ALTERNATOR SWITCHES RAN BATTERY DOWN IN FLIGHT. NO ATTEMPT AT MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED GEAR UP

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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