# NTSB MKC80FCG38: Beech A35, N8731A, Lees Summit, MO, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: Lees Summit, MO · LEES SUMMIT, MO
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2117   80/8/2  NR.LEES SUMMIT,MO     BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N8731A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  52, 3521 TOTAL HOURS, 477
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                  LEES SUMMIT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR NOT LOCKED IN DWN PSN.PLT RPRTD CRANKING GEAR DWN W EMERG SYS TIL IT WOULD GO NO FURTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8731A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stafford

## 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 19800802035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802035489A), Aug 2, 1980: Lear 35A, Lees Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Lost electrical power. Put gear down manually. Gear collapsed on landing. Found inop generator, dead battery.

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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