# NTSB FTW66D0157: Beechcraft T-34A, N3889C, Baton Rouge, LA, July 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1965
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1818  65/7/15    BATON ROUGE LA      BEECHCRAFT T-34A    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 450
        TIME - 1915                    N3889C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HEIMS ROD END OF NOSE GEAR RETRACT LINKAGE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3889C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT T-34A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

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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