# NTSB MIA66F0484: Beech H35, N5497D, Tampa, FL, March 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1966
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0601  66/3/27    TAMPA FLA           BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1855                    N5497D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR UP LOCK ROLLER SEIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5497D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5497D-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N D-5285, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa

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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