# Accident 19831215070819A: Beech 35BEECH, Lake City, FL, December 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1983, 14:25 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Airport: Lake City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1310° N, 82.9597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1310&lon=-82.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444D-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831215070819A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM CAUSED COLLAPSE.

## 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 MIA84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA046), Dec 15, 1983: Beech 35 (N444D), Lake City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N444D (2)

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

- [Accident 19991128035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128035089A), Nov 28, 1999: Beech 35BEECH (N444D), Stillwater, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 28, 1999, at 1108 central standard time, a Beech BE35 airplane, N444D, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced…
- [Incident 19801103086979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801103086979I), Nov 3, 1980: Beech 35BEECH (N444D), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft brake was weak, after starting it rolled into parked aircraft.

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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