# NTSB DEN80FTA15: Beech B-35, N5224C, Billings, MT, June 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1980
- Place: Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1975  80/6/26    BILLINGS,MT         BEECH B-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 7594
        TIME - 1300                    N5224C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2619 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,MT                   BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5224C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5224C-1980-07-28), registration cancelled 1980-07-28, S/N D2569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800626022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626022599A), Jun 26, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Leveled-off into nose-high attitude. Stalled, started spin. Wing hit ground adjacent to runway. No control defects.

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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