# NTSB MKC74FCJ45: Beech D35, N3497G, Alliance, NE, May 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1974
- Place: Alliance, NE · ALLIANCE, NE
- Location: 42.1026° N, 102.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alliance, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1026&lon=-102.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1221   74/5/8    ALLIANCE,NEBR       BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 623
        TIME - 1700                    N3497G              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLIANCE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                ALLIANCE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEN OPERATED OK,BATTERY DISCHARGED STATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3497G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3497G-2019-01-29), registration cancelled 2019-01-29, S/N D-3507, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (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: Alliance Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740508012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508012819A), May 8, 1974: Beech D35, Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Gen operated ok,battery discharged state.

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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