# NTSB NYC66F0253: Beechcraft C-35, N325AA, Newton, PA, September 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1965
- Place: Newton, PA · NEWTON, PA
- Location: 41.4548° N, 75.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Newton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4548&lon=-75.7668&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2737  65/9/30    NEWTON PA           BEECHCRAFT C-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N325AA              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  42, 4809 TOTAL HOURS, 17
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMANN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SEALS FAILED. RIGHT BRAKE PUCKS GLAZED BY LEAKING FLUID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N325AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C-35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmann

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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