# NTSB UNK65X1427: Beechraft F-35, N800D, Melbourne, FL, February 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1965
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1427
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1427

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0294  65/2/15    MELBOURNE FLA       BEECHRAFT F-35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1010
        TIME - 1600                    N800D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN F KENNEDY
        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: [N800D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800D), registered now, S/N D-4200, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT F-35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (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: John F Kennedy

## Other investigations on N800D (2)

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 CHI68F0785](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0785), Jun 2, 1968: Beech F35 (N800D), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0898](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0898), Dec 2, 1964: Beechcraft F35 (N800D), New Smyrna Bc, FL, 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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