# NTSB UNK64X1313: Beechcraft G35, N4557D, Houghton, NY, April 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1964
- Place: Houghton, NY · HOUGHTON, NY
- Location: 42.4283° N, 78.1725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4283&lon=-78.1725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0929  64/4/14    HOUGHTON NY         BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 5409
        TIME - 1600                    N4557D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3972 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON
        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: [N4557D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4557D-1971-01-21), registration cancelled 1971-01-21, S/N D4699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houghton

## Other investigations on N4557D (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 NYC66A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0061-201528), Sep 26, 1965: Beechcraft G-35 (N4557D), Binghamton, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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