FTW66F0021

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A-35 · Ardmore, OK · April 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1965
Place
Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N659BBeechcraft A-35
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178499

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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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3-1245  65/4/20    ARDMORE OKLA        BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N659B               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 30, 1013 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            134 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N659B
Reported as
Beechcraft A-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Downtown

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.