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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-A33 · Little Rock, AR · April 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1970
Place
Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N348ZBeech 35-A33
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129260

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1768   70/4/3    LITTLE ROCK,ARK     BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 194
        TIME - 1601                    N348Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L RETRACT ROD ASSY DAMAGED PREVENTING SUF TENSION OF DWN LOCK TO MOVE OVER CTR POS.

Aircraft

Registration
N348Z
Reported as
Beech 35-A33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Adams Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.