# NTSB FTW67F0428: Beech F35, N4233B, Cotulla, TX, December 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1966
- Place: Cotulla, TX · COTULLA, TX
- Location: 28.4364° N, 99.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotulla, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4364&lon=-99.2367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4148  66/12/28 NR.COTULLA TEX        BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1850
        TIME - 1430                    N4233B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1720 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR UPLOCK ROLLER SEIZED PREVENTING EXTENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4233B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4233B-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N D-4206, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4233B (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 MKC79FCG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG68), Aug 10, 1979: Beech F35 (N4233B), Theodosia, MO, destroyed

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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