NTSB MIA97LA171 — 1997-05-21 · GRIFFIN, Georgia, United States

Current FAA registration · N1174T

Make / Model: BEECH E-55
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 22 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19750709
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A0492A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1174T Beech E55 None

Probable cause & findings

the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels up landing.

Factual narrative

On May 21, 1997, about 1228 eastern daylight time, a Beech E-55, N1174T, registered to Southeastern Air Charters, Inc., while on a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight, crashed while landing at Griffin-Spalding County Airport, Griffin, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Macon, Georgia, about 20 minutes before the accident. A witness to the accident observed the airplane land gear up. The pilot stated that he failed to extend the landing gear. The aircraft traveled down the center of runway 32 about 1,000 feet before coming to a stop. A witness to the accident observed the airplane land gear up. The pilot stated that he was making a full stop landing and failed to extend the landing gear. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1997_MIA97LA171.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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