# Incident 19881121065779I: Beech K35, La Grange, TX, November 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: La Grange, TX
- Airport: Guenther Field, La Grange Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9126° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9126&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5397E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5397E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881121065779I

## Narrative

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

MADE A GEAR UP LANDING. PILOT STATED HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N5397E (1)

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

- [Incident 20010807039069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010807039069I), Aug 7, 2001: Beech K35 (N5397E), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On August 7, 2001, at approximately 2345 central daylight time, Beech K-35, N5397E, the LH MLG collapsed following the landing rollout at Omaha Millard…

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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