# NTSB FTW66F0685: Beech 35-B33, N8923M, El Paso, TX, May 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1966
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0685

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1165  66/5/30    EL PASO TEX         BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1171
        TIME - 0940                    N8923M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTERNAT.
        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: [N8923M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8923M-2003-12-18), registration cancelled 2003-12-18, S/N CD-695, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (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: El Paso Internat.

## Other investigations on N8923M (2)

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 LAX71FUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ30), Oct 3, 1970: Beech 35-33 (N8923M), Morristown, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0155), Oct 5, 1964: Beechcraft 35B33 (N8923M), Phoenix, AZ, 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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