# NTSB MKC71FCD85: Beech A35, N8666A, Davenport, IA, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCD85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2048   71/6/4    DAVENPORT,IOWA      BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5300
        TIME - 2030                    N8666A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,IOWA             DAVENPORT,IOWA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8666A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8666A-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N D-2076, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davenport Muni

## Other investigations on N8666A (2)

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 MKC69F0307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0307), Jan 2, 1969: Beech A35 (N8666A), Burlington, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0709](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0709), Feb 27, 1964: Beechcraft A35 (N8666A), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage

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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