# Incident 20071027825479I: Beech 76, Fort Pierce, FL, October 27, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2007, 23:15 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3865U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865U-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (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 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071027825479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 27, 2007 AT 2315 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT B-76, N3865U, REGISTERED TO ARI BEN AVIATOR DEPARTED FORT PIERCE, FL AIRPORT (KFPR) DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE ALTERNATOR FAILED, AND THE PILOT RETURNED TO KFPR. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. PILOT STATED HE WAS FOCUSING ON THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND FORGOT TO SELECT THE GEAR DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3865U (1)

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

- [Accident 19850815038789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815038789A), Aug 15, 1985: Beech 76 (N3865U), Sula, MT, Substantial damage. After landing, veered left to avoid shrubbery on Private airstrip. Left wheel hit small ditch,left wing hit a post.

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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