# NTSB MIA74DKG35: Beech H35, N8317D, Albany, GA, September 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3776  73/9/18    ALBANY,GA           BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 550
        TIME - 1445                    N8317D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGHERTY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHBURN,GA                  ALBANY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GR CKD OK UP AND DWN.GR UP WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND IN GR UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8317D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8317D-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N D-5307, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dougherty 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 19730918039389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918039389A), Sep 18, 1973: Beech H35, Albany, GA, Substantial damage. Gr ckd ok up and dwn. Gr up warning horn did not sound in gr up psn.

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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