# NTSB FTW76DQG74: Beech E33A, N8348N, Dalhart, TX, May 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1033  76/5/18    DALHART,TX          BEECH E33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 527
        TIME - 1400                    N8348N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRATFORD,TX                DALHART,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8348N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8348N-2007-11-30), registration cancelled 2007-11-30, S/N CE-210, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- Registry model: [Beech E33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (registry code 1151424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dalhart

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760518012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012299A), May 18, 1976: Beech E33A, Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8348N (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 MKC71AK018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK018), Oct 12, 1970: Beech E33A (N8348N), Anoka, MN, minor damage

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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