# NTSB FTW66D0334: Beechcraft B35, N3754N, Abilene, TX, September 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1965
- Place: Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2933  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3754N), registered now, S/N D-973, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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: Abilene

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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