# NTSB LAX66F0358: Beech G50, N3435R, Goldfield, NV, May 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1966
- Place: Goldfield, NV · GOLDFIELD, NV
- Location: 37.7122° N, 117.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldfield, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7122&lon=-117.2379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2754  66/5/11    GOLDFIELD NEV       BEECH G50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N3435R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  42, 9935 TOTAL HOURS, 221
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SWITCH DEFECTIVE DUE EXCESSIVE WEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3435R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3435R-1969-11-25), registration cancelled 1969-11-25, S/N GH-116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G50
- Registry model: [Beech G50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g50) (registry code 1152532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goldfield

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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