# NTSB MIA72DKW22: Beech G35, N4548D, Smyrna, TN, March 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1972
- Place: Smyrna, TN · SMYRNA, TN
- Location: 35.9675° N, 86.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smyrna, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9675&lon=-86.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKW22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKW22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0661   72/3/3    SMYRNA,TENN         BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N4548D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1117 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            78 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMYRNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,TENN              RETURN                       SMYRNA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4548D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4548D-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N D-4734 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smyrna

## Other investigations on N4548D (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 MIA73AM058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM058), Nov 27, 1972: Beech G35 (N4548D), Nashville, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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