# NTSB FTW66D0489: Beechcraft P-35, N1720G, Hilltop Lakes, TX, December 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1965
- Place: Hilltop Lakes, TX · HILLTOP LAKES, TX
- Location: 31.0636° N, 96.1905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilltop Lakes, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0636&lon=-96.1905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0489

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3781  65/12/24   HILLTOP LAKES TEX   BEECHCRAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 200
        TIME - 1030                    N1720G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP LAKES
        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: [N1720G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1720G), registered now, S/N D-6943, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT P-35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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: Hilltop Lakes

## Other investigations on N1720G (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 DEN65F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0107), Apr 1, 1965: Beechcraft P-35 (N1720G), Lbuquerque, NM, 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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