# NTSB NYC65F0074: Beechraft J-35, N8309D, Lake George, NY, February 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1965
- Place: Lake George, NY · LAKE GEORGE, NY
- Location: 43.4259° N, 73.7152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake George, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4259&lon=-73.7152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0369   65/2/2    LAKE GEORGE NY      BEECHRAFT J-35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 1400                    N8309D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ICE CRUSTS STRUCK FLAPS,LANDING ON FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8309D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8309D), registered now, S/N D-5428, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT J-35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8309D (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 MIA69D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0044), Jul 4, 1968: Beech J35 (N8309D), Clanton, AL, 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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