# NTSB UNK64X2515: Beechcraft K35, N555E, San Juan, PR, June 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1964
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2515
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2515

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1835  64/6/27    SAN JUAN P R        BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 293
        TIME - 1936                    N555E               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE
        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: [N555E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555E), registered now, S/N D-5845, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Isla Grande

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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