# NTSB NYC66F0381: Beechcraft F35, N4289B, Fairchild, NJ, November 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1965
- Place: Fairchild, NJ · FAIRCHILD, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0381

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3408   65/11/9   FAIRCHILD NJ        BEECHCRAFT F35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 435
        TIME - 0830                    N4289B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4289B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4289B-2004-09-22), registration cancelled 2004-09-22, S/N D-4302, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (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: Caldwell

## Other investigations on N4289B (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 ATL03FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA134), Aug 31, 2003: Beech BE-35 (N4289B), Kingsport, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's mismanagement of the fuel, resulting in a loss of engine power and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall.

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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