# NTSB UNK65X1520: Beechcraft F-35, N72JC, Walkers Cay, Burkina Faso, July 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1965
- Place: Walkers Cay, Burkina Faso · WALKERS CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0048  65/7/29    WALKERS CAY BAHAM   BEECHCRAFT F-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 200
        TIME - 1430                    N72JC               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKERS CAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72JC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72JC-1965-10-25), registration cancelled 1965-10-25, S/N D-4099 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT F-35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Walkers Cay

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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