Beechcraft H35 N7937D

Summary

On 24 October 1982 at about 02:45 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N7937D, operated by Charles Brown/Texas Air Center, was involved in an accident near Abilene, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 October 1982 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Abilene, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Abilene Municiple (ABI)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft H35

Registration

N7937D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles Brown/Texas Air Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lubbock → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW83LA022

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED THE GEAR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES OUT TO HOLD DOWN THE SPEED AND DESCEND. BEFORE LANDING, HE NOTED THAT NONE OF HIS LIGHTS WERE WORKING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ABILENE RADIO. REPORTEDLY, HE ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE HE FELT THE TRIM CHANGE. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN DURING LANDING, ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BECOME COMPLACENT AFTER FLYING FOR 8 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.