# NTSB MIA75FLD39: Beech A35, N8528A, Sarasota, FL, November 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4245  74/11/29   SARASOTA,FLA        BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1100
        TIME - 1507                    N8528A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA-BRADNTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FLA                  SARASOTA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUT CORRODED,JAMMED ON RETRACTION.CB POPPED EACH TIME ATMT TO LWR GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8528A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8528A-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N D-1950, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradnton

## 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 19741129042839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129042839A), Nov 29, 1974: Beech A35, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Nose gr strut corroded,jammed on retraction. Cb popped each time atmt to lwr gr.

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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