FTW66D0334

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B35 · Abilene, TX · September 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1965
Place
Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3754NBeechcraft B35
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175730

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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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3-2933  65/9/25    ABILENE TEX         BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 420
        TIME - 1914                    N3754N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N3754N
Reported as
Beechcraft B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Abilene

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.