# NTSB UNK64X0440: Beechcraft T34, N6403D, Hammond, LA, February 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1964
- Place: Hammond, LA · HAMMOND, LA
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&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): 185580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0440

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0208   64/2/2    HAMMOND LA          BEECHCRAFT T34      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2132
        TIME - 1700                    N6403D              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 27 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 - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FOREST FIRE PATROL FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6403D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT T34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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