# NTSB MIA65F0079: Beechcraft 35, N4538V, Homestead, FL, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2898  65/4/16    HOMESTEAD FLA       BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3000
        TIME - 1310                    N4538V              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR PUSH PULL ROD P/N 35-815127-2L FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4538V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4538V-1974-05-16), registration cancelled 1974-05-16, S/N D-1365, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homestead

## Other investigations on N4538V (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 MKC72AK005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK005), Jul 14, 1971: Beech 35 (N4538V), Mankato, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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