# NTSB FTW69F0402: Beech B35, N8724A, Little Rock, AR, December 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1968
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4862   68/12/5   LITTLE ROCK,ARK     BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1995
        TIME - 1800                    N8724A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- PLT USED FLASHLIGHT,SAID GR POSIT INDCR SHOWED GR DWN PRIOR LDG. ARPT LGTS FAILED JUST PRIOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8724A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8724A), registered now, S/N D-2251, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (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
- Airport: Adams

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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