# NTSB NYC72DFJ47: Beech D35, N3888N, Skaneateles, NY, June 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1972
- Place: Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Location: 42.9473° N, 76.4285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skaneateles, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9473&lon=-76.4285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2227  72/6/27    SKANEATELES,NY      BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2540
        TIME - 1610                    N3888N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPIRE AERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SKANEATELES,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED,GR RIGGING SLOPPY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3888N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3888N-2018-02-13), registration cancelled 2018-02-13, S/N D-1132, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- 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: Empire Aero

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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