# NTSB NYC72FHA24: Beech S35, N5770K, Breinigsville, PA, November 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1971
- Place: Breinigsville, PA · BREINIGSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.5389° N, 75.6348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breinigsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5389&lon=-75.6348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4354   71/11/9   BREINIGSVILLE,PA    BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 395
        TIME - 1210                    N5770K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREINIGSVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- R GR UPLOCK ROLLER SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE.LNDD W R GR NOT EXTNDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5770K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5770K), registered now, S/N D-7707, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gardner

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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