# NTSB CHI66F0189: Beechcraft A-35, N8681A, Green Bay, WI, July 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1965
- Place: Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&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): 176605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2334  65/7/24    GREEN BAY WIS       BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 351
        TIME - 0930                    N8681A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 341 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN-STAUBEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD AND CLEVIS BEARING FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8681A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8681A), registered now, S/N D-2091, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT A-35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin-Staubel

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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