# Incident 19881231070539I: Beech TC45J, Miami, FL, December 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1988, 12:35 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6688-2010-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231070539I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON ROLLOUT. GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT. MADE A GO AROUND. LANDED SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N6688 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090718011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718011639A), Jul 18, 2009: Beech TC45J (N6688), Verdel, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot with one passenger departed from a private airfield two miles east of lynch, Nebraska. After a brief flight at low altitude the right engine…
- [Incident 19910502035759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910502035759I), May 2, 1991: Beech TC45J (N6688), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light on final. Made go around. Gear visually down. Gear collapsed on rollout. Gear warning system out.

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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