# NTSB UNK64X0393: Beechcraft G35, N4401D, Phoenix, AZ, January 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1964
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0393  64/1/29    PHOENIX ARIZ        BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 806
        TIME - 1900                    N4401D              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4401D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4401D-2016-09-09), registration cancelled 2016-09-09, S/N D-4599, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4401D (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 WPR16FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA102), May 7, 2016: Beech G35 (N4401D), Surprise, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to properly secure the bolt connecting the throttle cable to the carburetor during the installation of the carburetor, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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