- Date
- November 22, 1973
- Place
- Hyannis, MA · HYANNIS, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7978MBeech 35C33A
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731122037339A
- Case key
- 173486
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3475 73/11/22 HYANNIS,MASS BEECH 35C33A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 823 TIME - 1310 N7978M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNSTABLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORCESTER,MASS HYANNIS,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- LANDING APPROACH WITH GEAR UP TOWER ADVISED NO GEAR PILOT LOWERED GEAR STALLED DELAYING TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7978M
- Reported as
- Beech 35C33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barnstable
N7978MRegistered now · Beech 35-C33AAirframe modelBeech 35-C33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.