NTSB ATL87LA129 — 1987-04-28 · GREENVILLE, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N3240Y

Make / Model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19821229
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A37F9B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3240Y Beech 95-B55 None

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. HE HAD DISARMED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM BY PULLING THE SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER BECAUSE IT WAS ACTIVATING AT NORMAL POWER SETTINGS. HE INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO RESET THE GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE LANDING AND RECEIVED NO WARNING THAT HE WAS LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA129.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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