# NTSB NYC65F0046: Beechraft 35, N5442D, Rochester, NY, February 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1965
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0306  65/2/24    ROCHESTER NY        BEECHRAFT 35        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 405
        TIME - 1711                    N5442D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        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
          MISC-MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE GENERATOR DRIVE BELT.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- GENERATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH ENGINE PULLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5442D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5442D-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N D-4970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroe County

## Other investigations on N5442D (1)

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 NYC68A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0013), Jul 21, 1967: Beech H-35 (N5442D), Belleville, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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