# NTSB UNK64X0500: Beechcraft T34, N5440V, Davis, CA, February 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1964
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0500

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0310   64/2/8    DAVIS CALIF         BEECHCRAFT T34      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 380
        TIME - 1200                    N5440V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5440V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440V-1976-06-23), registration cancelled 1976-06-23, S/N G-60, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT T34
- Registry model: [Beech T-34A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-t-34a) (registry code 1152008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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