- Date
- April 5, 1980
- Place
- St.Simon Is, GA · ST.SIMON IS, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N461ABeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800405008299A
- Case key
- 130772
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0938 80/4/5 ST.SIMON IS,GA BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 69, 5000 TIME - 1632 N461A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.SIMON IS,GA LOCAL 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- BFR FLT,PLT/OWNER REMOVED & RECHARGED BATTERY.AFTER GEAR-UP LNDG,BATTERY POLARITY FOUND REVERSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N461A
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Malcolm-Mckinnon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.