# Incident 19970912035229I: Beech 65A808800, Alexandria, MN, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 18:55 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BEMA
- Location: 45.8663° N, 95.3947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Chandler Field (AXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8663&lon=-95.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80-8800 (registry code 1152810, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80-8800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A808800
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,642 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912035229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 AT 1900 CDT, N134BA, BE-65-A80-8800, OPERATED BY BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES, INC. (BEMA) PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT ALEXANDRIA, MN (AXN). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS ATP CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. CARGO WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER COMPANY AIRCRAFT AND FLIGHT CONTINUED USING SAME PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A COMPETENCY CHECK WITH COMPANY CHECK AIRMAN. PILOT LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE.

## Other reports on N134BA (1)

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

- [Accident 20201228016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201228016479A), Dec 28, 2020: Beech 65-A80-8800 (N134BA), Alexandria, MN, Substantial damage. 2020-12-28, N134BA, a Beechcraft queen air landed in Alexandria (kaxn), MN at 1608L in the daylight. The PIC proceeded to depart the airport and arrived back…

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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