# NTSB MKC68F0400: Beech V35, N2777T, Holcomb, KS, January 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1968
- Place: Holcomb, KS · HOLCOMB, KS
- Location: 37.9860° N, 100.9936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holcomb, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9860&lon=-100.9936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0400

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0194   68/1/5    HOLCOMB,KANS        BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 4800
        TIME - 1715                    N2777T              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRIST STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- LANDED WITH RT GR UP DUE TO GR UPLOCK NOT RELEASING. POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM PREVIOUS T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2777T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777T-1997-04-10), registration cancelled 1997-04-10, S/N D9910 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35B-TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b-tc) (registry code 1151550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crist Strip

## Other investigations on N2777T (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 FTW95FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA266), Jul 2, 1995: Beech V35B (N2777T), Huntsville, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: an engine surge for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the aft center of gravity.

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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