# NTSB IAD71FIG32: Beech 35, N3043V, Golts, MD, June 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1971
- Place: Golts, MD · GOLTS, MD
- Location: 39.3368° N, 75.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golts, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3368&lon=-75.7747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1181  71/6/20    GOLTS,MD            BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 3270
        TIME - 1400                    N3043V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2185 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANGELO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLTS,MD                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK SEPARATED AT WELD. ACFT OPERATED FROM ROUGH STRIP. LAST INSPECTION 8 HRS BFOR FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3043V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043V-1972-03-10), registration cancelled 1972-03-10, S/N D-452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beechcraft 35 BONANZA](https://openairdocs.org/model/beechcraft-35-bonanza) (registry code 4210121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dangelo

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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