# NTSB DEN66F0280: Beech C35, N5962C, Albuquerque, NM, February 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0696  66/2/15    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 550
        TIME - 2015                    N5962C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.NOSE GEAR HEIM ROD END P/N HM-55 FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5962C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962C-1994-05-11), registration cancelled 1994-05-11, S/N D3323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunport

## Other investigations on N5962C (1)

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 BFO94FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA043), Feb 19, 1994: Beech C35 (N5962C), Rockville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

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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