# NTSB MIA73DKJ39: Beech 65, N9535Q, Monroeville, AL, February 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Monroeville, AL · MONROEVILLE, AL
- Location: 31.5162° N, 87.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5162&lon=-87.3277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0922  73/2/10    MONROEVILLE,ALA     BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2722
        TIME - 1830                    N9535Q              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROEVILLE,ALA             YORK,ALA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR SWITCHES OFF,BATTERY DISCHARGED.PLT RTND ARPT LOWERED GEAR MANUALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9535Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9535Q-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N LC-226, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroe County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730210004239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210004239A), Feb 10, 1973: Beech 65, Monroeville, AL, Substantial damage. Alternator switches off,battery discharged. Plt rtnd arpt lowered gear manually.

## Other investigations on N9535Q (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 IAD74AI045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI045), Feb 24, 1974: Beech 65 (N9535Q), Williamstown, WV, destroyed, 4 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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