# NTSB CHI69F0443: Beech F35, N888SM, Lansing, MI, January 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1969
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0443

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0172   69/1/5    LANSING,MICH        BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1926
        TIME - 1733                    N888SM              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1305 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF WITH INOPERATIVE GEN. FAILED TO LOCK GR OVER CENTER BY HANDCRANK. GR LTS DIDNT SHOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N888SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888SM-2001-08-31), registration cancelled 2001-08-31, S/N D-4051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital City

## Other investigations on N888SM (2)

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 CHI01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA117), Apr 17, 2001: Beech F35 (N888SM), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The low altitude was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI78DEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP54), Aug 19, 1978: Beech F35 (N888SM), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage

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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