# NTSB LAX77DUJ71: Beech V35B, N17548, Scottsdale, AZ, July 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1977
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1328   77/7/7    SCOTTSDALE,AZ       BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 223
        TIME - 1240                    N17548              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               SCOTTSDALE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17548 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale Muni

## 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 19770707018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770707018299A), Jul 7, 1977: Beech V35B, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

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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