# NTSB MIA74DLD64: Beech 35G, N4644D, Venice, FL, February 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Location: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1170&lon=-82.4152&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 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0769   74/2/4    VENICE,FLA          BEECH 35G           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 3700
        TIME - 1700                    N4644D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENICE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH JOB DIFFICULTIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4644D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4644D), registered now, S/N D-4839, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35G
- 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: Venice Muni

## 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 19740204007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204007619A), Feb 4, 1974: Beech G35, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Plt concerned with job difficulties.

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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