# Incident 19790622017159I: Beech J35, Needles, CA, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648T-2000-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR FOR LANDING, RETRACTED IT TO CHANGE TRAFFIC PATTERN. FORGOT TO PUT IT DOWN AGAIN

## Other reports on N648T (2)

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

- [Accident 19990919030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919030609A), Sep 19, 1999: Beech J35 (N648T), Webster, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On September 19, 1999, about 1327 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-35-J35, N648T, collided with trees following a loss of engine power in bartow,…
- [Accident 19980602011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011809A), Jun 2, 1998: Beech J35 (N648T), Metone, TX, Substantial damage. Acft engine sputtered and the pilot made an emerg landing on a service road tearing off the left wing and gear.

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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