# NTSB NYC70D0124: Beech 35-C33, N474K, Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1969
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401  69/8/15    PHILADELPHIA,PA     BEECH 35-C33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 695
        TIME - 1612                    N474K               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DEL              PHILADELPHIA,PA
        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: N474K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phila Intl

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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