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MIA83LA011

1982-10-11 · SARASOTA, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SRQ

Current FAA registration · N409V

Make / Model
BEECH 95-C55
Year of manufacture
1965 · 17 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19730515
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4CFEB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE AURAL SIGNAL OF THE MARKER BEACON AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A WHEELS-UP LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MIA83LA011.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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