# Incident 19970711024159I: Beech 95B55, Hampton, VA, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 00:43 local time
- Place: Hampton, VA
- Airport: Langley Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 76.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANGLEY AFB (LFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-76.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43657-2010-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,968 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711024159I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AFTER 2HRS. MANUAL HANDLE BROKE. LANDED GEAR UP PROPS FEATHERED. GEAR BOX HAD JAMMED.

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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