# NTSB MIA71DKG99: Beech B35, N4444D, Jekyll Island, GA, June 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1971
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA · JEKYLL ISLAND, GA
- Location: 31.0625° N, 81.4137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jekyll Island, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0625&lon=-81.4137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKG99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1847   71/6/7    JEKYLL ISLAND,GA    BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 8000
        TIME - 1530                    N4444D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEKYLL ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,GA                JEKYLL ISLAND,GA
        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: [N4444D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444D-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N D-4637, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jekyll Island

## Other investigations on N4444D (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 MIA66F0311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0311), Nov 16, 1965: Beechcraft G-35 (N4444D), Orlando, 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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