# NTSB MIA66D0015: Beechcraft B-35, N5121C, Manteo, NC, April 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1965
- Place: Manteo, NC · MANTEO, NC
- Location: 35.8985° N, 75.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteo, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8985&lon=-75.6514&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 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1322   65/4/9    MANTEO NC           BEECHCRAFT B-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3140
        TIME - 1830                    N5121C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANTEO
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5121C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5121C-2011-11-21), registration cancelled 2011-11-21, S/N D-2406, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B-35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (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: Manteo

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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