# NTSB NYC66F0265: Beechcraft 35, N2943V, New  Castle, DE, September 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1965
- Place: New  Castle, DE · NEW  CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&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 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2802  65/9/22    NEW  CASTLE DEL     BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 485
        TIME - 1155                    N2943V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR WILMINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2943V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2943V-1976-06-04), registration cancelled 1976-06-04, S/N D-331, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Wilmington

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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