# Incident 19870706039869I: Beech 95B55, Dalton, GA, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Airport: Dalton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7229° N, 84.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALTON MUNI (DNN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7229&lon=-84.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511FB-2004-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706039869I

## Narrative

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

DURING A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AN APPROACH LIGHT.  BENT THE RETRACT ROD.

## Other reports on N511FB (1)

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

- [Incident 20020101001119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020101001119I), Jan 1, 2002: Beech 95B55 (N511FB), Cross City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/01/02, @ 19:30, a Beech 55, N511FB had the nose lg collapse on landing r/w 13 at Cross City Airport, Cross City, FL. The aircraft was on an IFR…

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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