# Incident 20201229020399I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Blountville, TN, December 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2020, 12:51 local time
- Place: Blountville, TN
- Airport: Tri-Cities Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (TRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4752&lon=-82.4074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417Q-2023-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,137 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201229020399I

## Narrative

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

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ALTERNATORS STOPPED WORKING WHILE ASCENDING TO 8000'.

HAND CRANKED GEAR MORE THAN 50 TURNS UNTIL IT WOULD NOT TURN.

LANDED AND GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9417Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19890629040519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629040519I), Jun 29, 1989: Beech 95B55 (N9417Q), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. Pilot taxing on grass area to park. Sent person to check area. Left wheel dropped in hole. Propeller struck ground.
- [Incident 19890311018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311018499I), Mar 11, 1989: Beech 95B55 (N9417Q), West Palm Beach, FL. After landing pilot noted smoke in cockpit. No fire. Found an electrical short in the instrument cluster.
- [Accident 19800330007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330007819A), Mar 30, 1980: Beech 95B55 (N9417Q), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. High sink rate began after level-off for landing. Airplane hit runway & porpoised before stopping.

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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