# Accident 19850714073769A: Beech 36BEECH, Calverton, NY, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Calverton, NY
- Airport: Calverton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9207° N, 72.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9207&lon=-72.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9031S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9031S-2020-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 380 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714073769A

## Narrative

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

GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING AFTER ALTERNATOR POWER LOSS. HAD A GEAR DOWN FLAG AFTER MANUAL EXTENSION BUT NO GREEN LIGHTS

## 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 NYC85LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA172), Jul 14, 1985: Beech 36 (N9031S), Calverton, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9031S (2)

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

- [Accident 20180818014449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014449A), Aug 18, 2018: Beech 36 (N9031S), Kelso, WA, Substantial damage. Flight originated from Boeing field, with a stop at tacoma, enroute to portland. Just south of the Southwest Washington Regional (kls) airfield, the aircraft…
- [Accident 19860706030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706030749A), Jul 6, 1986: Beech 36BEECH (N9031S), Marco Island, FL, Destroyed. Engine failed shortly after pilot switched fuel tanks in pattern. Fuel sumps were not drained on preflight.

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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