NTSB CHI84LA038 — 1983-11-05 · COLUMBUS, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N6739U

Make / Model: BEECH A36
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 4 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790922
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8EA83

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6739U Beech A36 None

Factual narrative

ON THE RETURN FLT TO COLUMBUS, OH, THE ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER RECYCLING THE SWITCH, THE PLT SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. DURING ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, THE PLT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, BUT NOTED A DIM UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT & A DISCHARGE INDICATION ON THE AMMETER. THE PLT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE & RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT & STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. THE ALTERNATOR & VOLTAGE REGISLATOR WEREREMOVED & TESTED, BUT BOTH OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. THEY WERE REINSTALLED ON THE ACFT & OPERATED AT DIFFERENT LOAD CONDITIONS, BUT STILL OPERATED NORMALLY. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYS WAS TESTED & WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI84LA038.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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