# NTSB CHI67F0319: Beech C35, N1945D, Vienna, OH, August 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1966
- Place: Vienna, OH · VIENNA, OH
- Location: 41.2378° N, 80.6642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vienna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2378&lon=-80.6642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0319

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3213  66/8/26    VIENNA OHIO         BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 100
        TIME - 1915                    N1945D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RIGHT LANDING GEAR UP LOCK BEARING SEIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1945D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945D-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N D-3223, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (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: Youngstown Muni

## Other investigations on N1945D (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA307), May 19, 2009: Beech C35 (N1945D), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear due to the mechanic's failure to properly wire the landing gear squat switch.

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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