Beechcraft 35-C33 N8944U

Summary

On 1 October 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35-C33 registered N8944U, operated by Home Aviaton, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lake City, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 October 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Lake City (31J)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-C33

Registration

N8944U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Home Aviaton, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesville → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA004

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO LAKE CITY, FL TO AVOID ADVERSE WEATHER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. HE EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER TRAFFIC, THEN TURNED BASE AND FINAL WHERE HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE-LANDING CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN ITS RETRACTED POSITION. LATER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED, A MECHANIC ACTIVATED THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH AND MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. WHEN HE DID THIS, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.