# NTSB FTW67F0107: Beech B35, N5246C, New Orleans, LA, July 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1966
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1978  66/7/22    NEW ORLEANS LA      BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1300
        TIME - 1852                    N5246C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR MOTOR OPERATION INTERMITTENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5246C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246C), registered now, S/N D-2638 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (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: Lakefront

## Other investigations on N5246C (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 CHI98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA125), Apr 13, 1998: Beech B35 (N5246C), Bentonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the damage to the empennage was due to flutter.

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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