NTSB CHI87LA121 — 1987-05-02 · EVANSVILLE, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N6401H

Make / Model: BEECH 58P
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 6 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19811218
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A867BE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6401H Beech 58P None

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT HE DOES NOT RECALL TOUCHING ANY SWITCHES ON ROLL-OUT. HOWEVER, UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR RELAY WAS TRIPPED OPEN AND THE FLAPS HAD BEEN RETRACTED. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE GEAR OR ITS COMPONENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA121.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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