Beech A-36 incident near Daytona, Florida, October 13, 1983
On October 13, 1983 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Beech A-36, registered N2864W, suffered minor damage in an incident near Daytona, Florida (Daytona Beach Regional airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 13, 1983 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Daytona, Florida · Daytona Beach Regional
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · all A-36s on the register
- Registration
- N2864W · registry record · serial E-450
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THEGEAR ARM WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN BENT AND CRACKED AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED POSSIBLY DUE TO LOW GEAR DOWN TENSION. A NEW LEFT LEFT GEAR UP BRACKET HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION SIGNOFF WAS PENDING THIS INSTALLATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,852 hours in all; 1,500 in this make and model; 159 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,005 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, January 12, 1983; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ORL Orlando FL
- Destination: DAB Daytona Beach FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 6, 3,200 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Observation at 1:30 pm from DAB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2864W the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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