# NTSB NYC66F0536: Beechcraft G35, N4428D, Roanoke, VA, November 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1965
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0536
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0536

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3917  65/11/28   ROANOKE VA          BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 331
        TIME - 1408                    N4428D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: ELECTRIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LOW PITCH TRAVEL LIMITING SWITCH FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4428D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT G35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd

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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