# NTSB UNK64X0727: Beechcraft 35B, N5103C, Checotah, OK, February 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1964
- Place: Checotah, OK · CHECOTAH, OK
- Location: 35.4824° N, 95.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Checotah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4824&lon=-95.5228&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): 185291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0727
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0727

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0490  64/2/28    CHECOTAH OKLA       BEECHCRAFT 35B      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 433
        TIME - 1800                    N5103C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 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 ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5103C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35B
- 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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