# NTSB MIA70D0013: Beech 65-80, N366Q, Ft.Meyers, FL, May 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1969
- Place: Ft.Meyers, FL · FT.MEYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1759  69/5/27    FT.MEYERS,FLA       BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4498
        TIME - 1315                    N366Q               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 837 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE
        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)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NO MALFUNCTION OF EMERG GR SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N366Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366Q-2012-05-18), registration cancelled 2012-05-18, S/N LD-30, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page

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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