# NTSB DEN66D0186: Beechcraft S35, N8944M, Phoenix, AZ, December 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1965
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3587   65/12/4   PHOENIX ARIZ        BEECHCRAFT S35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 530
        TIME - 1745                    N8944M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 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)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR WITH MANUAL SYSTEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8944M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8944M), registered now, S/N D-7940, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

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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