NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX86LA035
Registry · N3674G
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 58
Year of manufacture
1980 · 5 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19800519
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A42938
Registrant of record
SUDDUTH RONALD C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT APPROACHED THE RWY FOR LANDING WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO GO AROUND BUT THE PLT CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSEDTHE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_LAX86LA035.txt.
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