# NTSB NYC66F0088: Beechcraft J-35, N8245D, Amityville, NY, June 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1965
- Place: Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Location: 40.6698° N, 73.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-73.4158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1935  65/6/24    AMITYVILLE NY       BEECHCRAFT J-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 2015                    N8245D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8245D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8245D-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N D5339 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT J-35
- Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zahns

## Other investigations on N8245D (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 SEA85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA227), Sep 26, 1985: Beech J35 (N8245D), Ontario, OR, 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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