# Incident 20111129027569I: Beech 76, Redding, CA, November 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NN3S
- Location: 40.5090° N, 122.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDDING RGNL (RDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5090&lon=-122.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3711N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3711N) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 610 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111129027569I

## Narrative

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

WHILE AT A LEVEL FLIGHT CRUISE AND DURING TRAINING EXERCISE OF A FULL ENGINE SHUTDOWN TASK.  DURING THE ATTEMPTED OF AN ENGINE RESTART THE ACCUMULATOR FAILED, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 'AIR START ASSET' PROCEDURE.  THE RIGHT BUS ISO CIRCUIT BREAKER #2 "POPPED".  NEXT THE PILOT/S SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL.  RIGHT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FLICKERED ALONG WITH THE NO# 2 COMM THEN SHUT OFF. THE "GEAR IN" TRANSIT LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED.  CREW REDUCED THE ELECTRICAL LOADS BY TURNING OFF ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR NO#1 COMM AND BATTERY SWITCH 'LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS". THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY, THEREFORE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED "EMERGENCY: MANUAL EXTENSION.  THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.--------------NOTHING  FOLLOWS-----------------

## Other reports on N3711N (1)

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

- [Accident 19830416014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014309A), Apr 16, 1983: Beech 76 (N3711N), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Pilots door came open on liftoff. Aborted the takeoff and landed with the already retracted gear up. Misjudgment.

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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