# NTSB SEA70FWG07: Beech 35, N3797N, Sandpoint, ID, April 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1970
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FWG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FWG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1716   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3797N-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N D-1024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandpoint County

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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