# NTSB NYC74FHD13: Beech C35, N5998C, Rio Grand, NJ, July 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1973
- Place: Rio Grand, NJ · RIO GRAND, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1981  73/7/17    RIO GRAND,NJ        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1334
        TIME - 0055                    N5998C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIO GRAND,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- EMGCY LDG GR EXTN HANDLE WAS UNCOVERED NOT IN RETRACTED PSN HAD BECOME FOULED IN A PIECE OF CARPET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5998C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5998C), registered now, S/N D-3350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (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: Cape May County

## 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 19730717022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717022939A), Jul 17, 1973: Beech C35BEECH, Rio Grand, NJ, Substantial damage. Emgcy ldg gr extn handle was uncovered not in retracted psn had become fouled in a piece of carpet

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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