# NTSB SEA66F0047: Beechcraft 35, N3166V, Caldwell, ID, June 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1965
- Place: Caldwell, ID · CALDWELL, ID
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1918   65/6/2    CALDWELL ID         BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 1500                    N3166V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3166V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166V-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N D599, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- 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: Caldwell

## Other investigations on N3166V (1)

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 DEN67D0210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0210), Jan 18, 1967: Beech 35 (N3166V), Lehi, UT, 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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