Beechcraft 80 N525GT
13 December 1989 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1989 at about 18:30 local time, a Beechcraft 80 registered N525GT was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cape Girardeau (CGI)
- Coordinates
- 37.3410, -89.5709
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 80
- Registration
- N525GT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC90LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
AN INOPERATIVE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM DUE TO FAILURE OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A MISPLACED EMERGENCY CRANK HANDLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED ON A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT COMPLETELY. HE CONTINUED HIS TRIP. AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A SAFE GEAR INDICATION AND WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE GEAR BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LOW PASSES PAST THE TOWER CONFIRMED ALL THREE WHEELS WERE DOWN, BUT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED NOT TO BE IN POSITION. A LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, ALL THREE GEAR LEGS COLLAPSED. A POST- ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE GEAR MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT AND THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A MISPLACED CRANK HANDLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 80 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1989 | Beechcraft 80 | Littlefork, Minnesota, United States | Bemidji Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1991 | Beechcraft 80 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Cris E. Nicholson | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft 80 | Indian Hbr, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1989 | Cessna T210 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1989 | Beechcraft 35 | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | Morton, Gary L. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1989 | Bellanca 17-30 | Gainesville, Missouri, United States | Miller, William A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1989 | Cessna 152 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | Fritz, Michael A. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Auxvasse, Missouri, United States | Rufener, James E | Fatal | 1 |