# NTSB FTW80FRG65: Beech 65-A80, N610JD, Alice, TX, March 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1980
- Place: Alice, TX · ALICE, TX
- Location: 27.7556° N, 98.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7556&lon=-98.0658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1294  80/3/17    ALICE,TX            BEECH 65-A80        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 947
        TIME - 2300                    N610JD              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UVALDE,TX                   ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT RETRACTING GEAR IN FLT COCKPIT & LNDG/TKOF LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM THEN FAIL COMPLETELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N610JD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alice

## 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 19800317035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317035799A), Mar 17, 1980: Beech 65A80, Alice, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot inable to lower and lock gear in down position. Gear collapsed at touchdown.

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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