# NTSB MKC66F0501: Beech V35, N2045W, St Louis, MO, February 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1966
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0501

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1907  66/2/24    ST LOUIS MO         BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 892
        TIME - 1100                    N2045W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT ST LOUIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- UPLOCK ROLLER SEIZED PREVENTING RIGHT GEAR EXTENDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2045W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2045W-2019-12-06), registration cancelled 2019-12-06, S/N CD-985, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (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: Lambert St Louis

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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