# Accident 20000715007729A: Beech D35, Decatur, AR, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 13:37 local time
- Place: Decatur, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3290° N, 94.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3290&lon=-94.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3424B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3424B-2006-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715007729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2000 AT 1300 CDT, A BEECH MODEL 35, N3424B, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, EXECUTED A GO AROUND AT CRYSTAL LAKE (5M5) ON RUNWAY 27, MADE A LEFT BANK 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT OVER A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE SECTION HITTING THE EARTH FIRST.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OCCURRED.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON APPROACH TO CRYSTAL LAKE AIRPORT (5M).  A SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  N3424B MADE A FUEL STOP  AT SMITH FIELD (SLG) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BONHAM, TEXAS.

## 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 FTW00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA211), Jul 15, 2000: Beech D35 (N3424B), Decatur, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall while maneuvering to avoid obstructions during a forced landing. A factor was the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power…

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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