# NTSB LAX78DUK01: Beech C35, N7SW, Cottonwood, AZ, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ · COTTONWOOD, AZ
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2646   78/9/9    COTTONWOOD,AZ       BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N7SW                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 24201 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDONA,AZ                   LOCAL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- CAMERA STRAP FOULED IN EMERG GEAR CRANK PREVENTING FULL EXTEN.PROTECTIVE BOOT NOT INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7SW), registered now, S/N D-3382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cottonwood

## 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 19780909028259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909028259A), Sep 9, 1978: Beech F35, Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Camera strap fouled in emerg gear crank preventing full exten. Proive boot not installed.

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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