# Incident 19880420020219I: Beech H35, St Johns, AZ, April 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5004° N, 109.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Johns, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5004&lon=-109.3769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7957D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957D-2023-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 78 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880420020219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. NO GEAR DEFECTS REPORTED.

## Other reports on N7957D (1)

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

- [Accident 19920727027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727027639A), Jul 27, 1992: Beech H35 (N7957D), Baraboo, WI, Substantial damage. Cabin door came open on liftoff. Tried close then began belated abort. Over heated brakes faded lacked brake fluid

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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