# NTSB UNK64X4053: Beechcraft C35, N642D, Decatur, IL, September 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1964
- Place: Decatur, IL · DECATUR, IL
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2957  64/9/19    DECATUR ILL         BEECHCRAFT C35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1600
        TIME - 1800                    N642D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR
        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: [N642D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642D-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N D-2907, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Decatur

## Other investigations on N642D (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 CHI68D0384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0384), Jul 16, 1967: Beech C35 (N642D), Delavan, WI, 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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