# NTSB MIA70FLA15: Beech A35, N609B, Gainesville, FL, April 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1970
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FLA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FLA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1216   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609B-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N D-1632, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: Gainesville

## Other investigations on N609B (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66F0357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0357), Dec 22, 1965: Beechcraft A35 (N609B), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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