# Incident 19861115078599I: Beech C24R, Ames, IA, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 763 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115078599I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO CHECK POSITION INDICATORS. NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS FOUND

## Other reports on N3870Z (3)

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

- [Incident 19980322008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008729I), Mar 22, 1998: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed Des Moines, Iowa to do some takeoffs and landings. On the first takeoff, the pilot raised the landing gear and smoke filled the…
- [Incident 19970315003179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003179I), Mar 15, 1997: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Greenfield, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed dsm on an instrument training flight and after 45 minutes of flight, landing was initiated at glz. Aircraft touched down and…
- [Incident 19891211061089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891211061089I), Dec 11, 1989: Beech C24R (N3870Z), Grinnell, IA, Minor damage. Student lost control on crosswind landing. Veered off side of runway. Nose gear and propeller damaged.

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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