NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC85LA006
Registry · N9540
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 3NM
Year of manufacture
1952 · 32 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
10 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19730424
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD45DB
Registrant of record
HARDIN DONALD R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION WITH OTHER ACFT, FLYING A STRAIGHT-IN APCH INSTEAD OF A CONVENTIONAL PATTERN, AND CONCERN OVER THE LANDING ON A SHORT STRIP INTERFERED WITH THE PLT'S HABIT PATTERN. THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND THE GEAR-UP LANDING RESULTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1984_ANC85LA006.txt.
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