# NTSB DIA69F0059: Beech 35-B33, N1782G, Ocean City, MD, July 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1968
- Place: Ocean City, MD · OCEAN CITY, MD
- Location: 38.4107° N, 75.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-75.0714&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 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2593  68/7/30    OCEAN CITY,MD       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1445                    N1782G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1782G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1782G), registered now, S/N CD-510, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean City

## Other investigations on N1782G (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 ATL91LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA170), Sep 3, 1991: Beech B-33 (N1782G), Asheville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE TALL WET GRASS, AND THE FAILURE OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO MAINTAIN THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

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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