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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Sandpoint, ID · April 5, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1970
Place
Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
Injuries
4 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3797NBeech 35
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128776

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1716   70/4/5    SANDPOINT,ID        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2000
        TIME - 0934                    N3797N              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDPOINT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEAD,WASH                   SANDPOINT,ID
        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
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED ON APCH,WHEELS NOT DOWN. STARTED GOAROUND,ABORTED DUE TO DAMAGED PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3797N
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sandpoint County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.