- Date
- March 16, 1975
- Place
- Bolivar, MO · BOLIVAR, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4540VBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750316008659A
- Case key
- 148263
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0720 75/3/16 BOLIVAR,MO BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1133 TIME - 1900 N4540V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIVAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOLIVAR,MO LOCAL 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 REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR OPERATED BOTH MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY,SWITCHES AND LIGHTS CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4540V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bolivar
N4540VRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 2024 · Beech 35Airframe modelBeech 35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4540V · 2
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