NYC66F0512

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft V35 · Rochester, NY · February 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1966
Place
Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2074WBeechcraft V35
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173832

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0288  66/2/15    ROCHESTER NY        BEECHCRAFT V35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N2074W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 36, 2800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE UP LATCH AND BRACE ASSEMBLY

Aircraft

Registration
N2074W
Reported as
Beechcraft V35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rochester

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.