# NTSB MKC70FCJ01: Beech 35, N3884N, Hay Springs, NE, January 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1970
- Place: Hay Springs, NE · HAY SPRINGS, NE
- Location: 42.6833° N, 102.6896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hay Springs, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6833&lon=-102.6896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FCJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0330  70/1/12    HAY SPRINGS,NEBR    BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 5000
        TIME - 1410                    N3884N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAY SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAY SPRINGS,NEBR            CHADRON,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACTVATOR RETRACT ARM P/N 35-825172-2 BKN THROUGH SPLINE BORE BODY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3884N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3884N-1995-06-07), registration cancelled 1995-06-07, S/N D1127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hay Springs

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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