# NTSB DIA68A0044: Beech 35, N71C, Lynchburg, VA, April 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1968
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1113  68/4/17    LYNCHBURG,VA        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2048                    N71C                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 31, 1015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON GLEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE LANDED DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71C-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N D-3464, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Preston Glen

## Other investigations on N71C (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 NYC72AN072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN072), Nov 30, 1971: Beech A35 (N71C), Clayton, NC, substantial damage

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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