- Date
- July 2, 1979
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N233ABeech K35
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790702020149A
- Case key
- 134061
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2353 79/7/2 TALKEETNA,AK BEECH K35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2945 TIME - 1400 N233A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOP FOR PREVIOUS 35 HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N233A
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna
N233ARegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2026 · Beech K35Airframe modelBeech K35Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.