# NTSB MKC65F0007: Beechraft 35, N2736V, Wichita, KS, January 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1965
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0117  65/1/25    WICHITA KAN         BEECHRAFT 35        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 444
        TIME - 1800                    N2736V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF GEAR LIMIT SWITCHES.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2736V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2736V), registered now, S/N D-116, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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: Cook Field

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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