# NTSB MKC69F0066: Beech D35, N3471B, St.Paul, MN, July 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1968
- Place: St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0066-201077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2594  68/7/30    ST.PAUL,MINN        BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 143
        TIME - 0953                    N3471B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- GEAR EXTENDED TOO LATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3471B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3471B-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N D-3697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown

## Other investigations on N3471B (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 MIA70A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0005), Jul 28, 1969: Beech D35 (N3471B), Live Oak, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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