# NTSB FTW79FPA31: Beech D55, N8443N, Dallas, TX, September 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1979
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2554  79/9/27    DALLAS,TX           BEECH D55           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1834
        TIME - 0220                    N8443N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 571 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8443N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8443N-1988-12-15), registration cancelled 1988-12-15, S/N TE570 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redbird

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790927026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927026879A), Sep 27, 1979: Beech 95A55, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Landed with landing gear up. Failed to ascertain gear down prior to landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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