# NTSB FTW69F0180: Beech 35, N3046V, Okla.City, OK, September 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1968
- Place: Okla.City, OK · OKLA.CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2883   68/9/3    OKLA.CITY,OKLA      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1000
        TIME - 1415                    N3046V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- RT GEAR RETRACT ROD BUCKLED. UP LOCK ROLLER COULD NOT ROTATE DUE TO RUST AND LACK OF LUBRICANT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3046V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046V-2023-05-13), registration cancelled 2023-05-13, S/N D-459, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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: Downtown Airpark

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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