DEN66D0073

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35 · Denver, CO · August 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1965
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3815NBeechcraft 35
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176625

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2351  65/8/15    DENVER COLO         BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1253                    N3815N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  52, 14500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            190 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N3815N
Reported as
Beechcraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stapleton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.