# NTSB NYC66F0207: Beechcraft 65-80, N6806Q, Niagara Falls, NY, August 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1965
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2453  65/8/24    NIAGARA FALLS NY    BEECHCRAFT 65-80    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1740                    N6806Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  38, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, 133
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIAGARA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
        REMARKS- ALTERNATORS BECAME INOPERATIVE-PILOT FAILED TO OPERATE EMERGENCY GR EXTENSION SYSTEM PROPERLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6806Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65-80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Niagara

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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