# NTSB CHI66F0132: Beechcraft A-35, N8492A, Port Clinton, OH, August 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1965
- Place: Port Clinton, OH · PORT CLINTON, OH
- Location: 41.5097° N, 82.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Clinton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5097&lon=-82.9383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2341   65/8/4    PORT CLINTON OHIO   BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4950
        TIME - 1340                    N8492A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT CLINTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8492A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Clinton

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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