# NTSB MKC67F0027: Beech 35-33, N334Z, Berkeley, MO, June 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1966
- Place: Berkeley, MO · BERKELEY, MO
- Location: 38.7464° N, 90.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berkeley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7464&lon=-90.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2732  66/6/17    BERKELEY MO         BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N334Z               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 3286 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            355 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD BALL-END FITTING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N334Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334Z-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N CD-229, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (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 Field

## Other investigations on N334Z (1)

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 CEN12LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA373), Jun 6, 2012: Beech 35-A33 (N334Z), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff when the airplane was not accelerating as expected. Contributing to the accident was a wind shift during takeoff.

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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