# NTSB MIA80DLA20: Beech V35, N461A, St.Simon Is, GA, April 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1980
- Place: St.Simon Is, GA · ST.SIMON IS, GA
- Location: 31.1801° N, 81.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Simons, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1801&lon=-81.3854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938   80/4/5    ST.SIMON IS,GA      BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 5000
        TIME - 1632                    N461A               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.SIMON IS,GA              LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BFR FLT,PLT/OWNER REMOVED & RECHARGED BATTERY.AFTER GEAR-UP LNDG,BATTERY POLARITY FOUND REVERSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N461A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461A), registered now, S/N D-8392, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malcolm-Mckinnon

## 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 19800405008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008299A), Apr 5, 1980: Beech V35, St Simons Islan, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot replaced battery backwards. Gear failed to lock down. Failed to use emergency extension.

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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