# NTSB MKC75FCG37: Beech 35, N4540V, Bolivar, MO, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Bolivar, MO · BOLIVAR, MO
- Location: 37.6035° N, 93.4167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolivar, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6035&lon=-93.4167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540V-2024-12-13), registration cancelled 2024-12-13, S/N D-1367, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (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: Bolivar

## 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 19750316008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316008659A), Mar 16, 1975: Beech 35BEECH, Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage. Ldg gr actuator operated both manually and electrically,switches and lights ckd ok.

## Other investigations on N4540V (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 MKC68D0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0341), Nov 12, 1967: Beech 35 (N4540V), Smith Center, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0483), Oct 30, 1964: Beechcraft 35 (N4540V), Smith Center, KS, 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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