# NTSB CEN26LA261: Beech 35-B33, N1470G, Alton, IL, July 18, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 18, 2026, 12:48 local (17:48 UTC)
- Place: Alton, IL
- Coordinates: 38.889917, -90.046
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8899&lon=-90.0460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA261
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203429/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA261

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 35-B33, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151406), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1470G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1470G), registered now, S/N CD-465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260718012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260718012339A), Jul 18, 2026: Beech 35-B33, Bethalto, IL, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed with its landing gear retracted. The pilot stated that he was on a downwind approach, looking for traffic to land as the second aircraft in…

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.

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