DEN66D0255

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft H35 · Phoenix, AZ · January 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1966
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7974DBeechcraft H35
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173083

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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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3-0446  66/1/23    PHOENIX ARIZ        BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 2125                    N7974D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       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
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N7974D
Reported as
Beechcraft H35
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.