# Accident 19801204070979A: Beech 35BEECH, Carlsbad, NM, December 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2033D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2033D-2023-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 150 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204070979A

## Narrative

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

ACTIVATED GEAR DOWN SWITCH BUT LANDED GEAR UP. FAILED TO NOTE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED.

## 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 FTW81DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD10), Dec 4, 1980: Beech C35 (N2033D), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2033D (1)

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

- [Accident 20211123022452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211123022452A), Nov 23, 2021: Beech C35 (N2033D), Perry, GA, Destroyed. After landing on runway 36 aircraft (a) was observed making a sharp left turn at a high speed in a nose up attitude, transiting the grass and taxiway. Ground…

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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