# NTSB UNK65X0699: Beechcraft M35, N9817R, Midland, TX, November 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1964
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0699
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0699

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3487  64/11/14   MIDLAND TEX         BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4000
        TIME - 1005                    N9817R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND AIRPARK
        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: [N9817R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9817R), registered now, S/N D-6370, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (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: Midland Airpark

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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