- Date
- July 4, 1968
- Place
- Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8309DBeech J35
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109501
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2636 68/7/4 CLANTON,ALA BEECH J35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 162 TIME - 0945 N8309D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLANTON 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS REMARKS- EMER GEAR LOWERING PROCEDURE NOT USED. ALTERNATOR NOT OPERATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8309D
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clanton
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