# NTSB MIA81DLA23: Beech P35, N1746G, Deland, FL, May 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1981
- Place: Deland, FL · DELAND, FL
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1060  81/5/12    DELAND,FL           BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 79, 2920
        TIME - 1350                    N1746G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2842 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAND MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAND,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1746G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1746G), registered now, S/N D-6952, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deland 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 19810512023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023829A), May 12, 1981: Beech 35BEECH, Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. .

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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