DEN72FQA13

NTSB accident investigation · Beech M35 · Albuquerque, NM · August 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 20, 1971
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9771RBeech M35
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163170

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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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3-3127  71/8/20    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 524
        TIME - 1853                    N9771R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTS,N MEX                ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- R GR DID NOT EXTEND,UPLOCK BEARING SEIZED,MUD.GR DOWN SWITCH MOUNTED ON L GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9771R
Reported as
Beech M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunport

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.