# NTSB MIA76DLA13: Beech H35, N7907D, Gainesville, FL, September 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1975
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2641  75/9/27    GAINESVILLE,FL      BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 234
        TIME - 1331                    N7907D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURED ON PREVIOUS OPERATION.NOSE GR PUSH PULL TUBE BENT AND CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7907D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7907D), registered now, S/N D-5184, 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: Gainesville Mun

## 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 19750927030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750927030069A), Sep 27, 1975: Beech H35, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Damage could have occured on previous operation. Nose gr push pull tube bent and cracked.

## Other investigations on N7907D (2)

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 MIA74FLD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD09), Jul 21, 1973: Beech H35 (N7907D), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0055), Jun 6, 1965: Beechcraft H-35 (N7907D), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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