# NTSB NYC74FGM28: Beech N35, N9373Y, Butler, PA, May 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1120   74/5/4    BUTLER,PA           BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 630
        TIME - 0915                    N9373Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 532 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER GRAHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALUDIA,VA                  BUTLER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- DRG LDG ROLL PLT PLACED GR RATHER THAN FLAP SWITCH IN UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9373Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9373Y-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N D-6579, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butler Graham

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740504012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504012779A), May 4, 1974: Beech N35, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Drg ldg roll plt placed gr rather than flap switch in up psn.

## Other investigations on N9373Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC78FGM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM39), Jul 6, 1978: Beech N35 (N9373Y), Meadville, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2348), Jun 18, 1964: Beechcraft N35 (N9373Y), Marion, OH, substantial damage

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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