# NTSB MKC81FCG12: Beech H35, N5431D, Columbia, MO, November 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1980
- Place: Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2813   80/11/9   COLUMBIA,MO         BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 5000
        TIME - 1100                    N5431D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - E.W.COTTON WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5431D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5431D-1981-12-15), registration cancelled 1981-12-15, S/N D-4947, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: E.W.Cotton Woods

## 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 19801109063699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109063699A), Nov 9, 1980: Beech H35, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed wheels up and down wind.

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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