# NTSB NYC66F0242: Beechcraft F-35, N3343C, Richmond, VA, August 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1965
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&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 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0242

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2626  65/8/30    RICHMOND VA         BEECHCRAFT F-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2600
        TIME - 0850                    N3343C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- BRAKE DISC RETAINER CLIPS SEPARATED RESULTING IN BRAKE LININGS BECOMING DISLODGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3343C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3343C), registered now, S/N D-4009, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT F-35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Northfield

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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