# NTSB FTW81FQA05: Beech 58TC, N6683Y, Ruidoso, NM, October 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1980
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2821  80/10/18   RUIDOSO,NM          BEECH 58TC          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5310
        TIME - 1245                    N6683Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  RUIDOSO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6683Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6683Y), registered now, S/N TK-111, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Registry model: [Beech 58TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (registry code 1152746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ruidoso Muni

## 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 19801018057689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057689A), Oct 18, 1980: Beech 58TC, Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Landing gear not full down on landing. Gear collapsed. Indicates pilot started gear down on level off position

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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