# Accident 19741129042839A: Beech A35, Sarasota, FL, November 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradnton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8528A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8528A-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 331 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129042839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GR STRUT CORRODED,JAMMED ON RETRACTION.CB POPPED EACH TIME ATMT TO LWR GR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75FLD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD39), Nov 29, 1974: Beech A35 (N8528A), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8528A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820815055339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815055339I), Aug 15, 1982: Beech 35BEECH (N8528A), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. Retracted gear in place of flaps on the landing roll. Expired medical certificate.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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