# NTSB MIA69F0385: Beech S35, N5649K, Dawson, GA, December 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1968
- Place: Dawson, GA · DAWSON, GA
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4874  68/12/11   DAWSON,GA           BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1119
        TIME - 1455                    N5649K              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 439 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSON
        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: [N5649K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5649K), registered now, S/N D-7401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dawson

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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