DEN66D0082

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft G-35 · Phoenix, AZ · May 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1965
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4242DBeechcraft G-35
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177066

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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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3-2283  65/5/11    PHOENIX ARIZ        BEECHCRAFT G-35     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1500
        TIME - 1230                    N4242D              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        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
N4242D
Reported as
Beechcraft G-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deer Valley

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.