CEN26LA261

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-B33 · Alton, IL · July 18, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
July 18, 2026, 12:48 local (17:48 UTC)
Place
Alton, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1470GBeech 35-B33
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear not configured
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260718012339A
Case key
203429

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N1470G
Reported as
Beech 35-B33
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CD-465
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airport
ALN · St Louis Rgnl, runway 11/29, 8,099 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 8 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
4,200 ft broken
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 75 °F
Altimeter
29.99 inHg
Observed at
KALN
METAR
METAR KALN 181750Z 28008KT 10SM SCT035 BKN042 BKN050 32/24 A2999

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.