# NTSB UNK64X2249: Beechcraft 35, N3388V, Piedmont, OK, June 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1964
- Place: Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
- Location: 35.6420° N, 97.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6420&lon=-97.7464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2249

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1634  64/6/12    PIEDMONT OKLA       BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1800
        TIME - 1800                    N3388V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK RICHARDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSEGEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR ARM FAILED DURING RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3388V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388V-2010-03-22), registration cancelled 2010-03-22, S/N D-862, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jack Richards

## Other investigations on N3388V (3)

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 OAK73DVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG29), Nov 8, 1972: Beech 35 (N3388V), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0227), May 13, 1966: Beech 35 (N3388V), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0119), Jul 1, 1965: Beechcraft 35 (N3388V), Dallas, TX, 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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