- Date
- April 6, 1970
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N609BBeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137962
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1216 70/4/6 GAINESVILLE,FLA BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1500 N609B PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 45, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA GAINESVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R INBOARD LDG GR DOOR GRND OFF APRX 6IN AT FWD CORNER.APRX 41/2IN OF L LDG GR DOOR GRND OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609B
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville
N609BRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2012 · Beech A35Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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