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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 · Ft Myers, FL · February 15, 1986

Date: February 15, 1986 · 18:33 local
Place: Ft Myers, FL
Airport: Page Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N163Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA86LA079
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,195 total210 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N163QRegistered now · Beech 95-B55S/N TC-671 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew with generator switches off. Battery ran down. Did not know manual extension procedure. Landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW WITH GENERATOR SWITCHES OFF. BATTERY RAN DOWN. DID NOT KNOW MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURE. LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA86LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFt. Myers, FLThe plt stated that he had experienced an electrical failure & because it was getting dark, he could not see the mechanical landing gear position indicator. He said that he performed a 'gump' check & verified that the gear handle was in the down position, but…Feb 15, 1986 · Substantial damage