# Incident 19890107005549I: Beech 95, Sparta, WI, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, WI
- Airport: Sparta/Fort Mccoy Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9587° N, 90.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPARTA/FORT MC COY (CMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9587&lon=-90.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8294D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8294D-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,830 total, 230 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107005549I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR PARTLY EXTENDED. NOT SURE IF SAFE LIGHT  ON. GEAR OPERATION DEPENDENT ON SYSTEM WITH BAD BATTERY.

## Other reports on N8294D (1)

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

- [Incident 19790919023939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023939I), Sep 19, 1979: Beech B95 (N8294D), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. Pilot said the gear collapsed during the landing roll. Inspection revealed no evidence of landing gear failure.

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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