Beechcraft H35 N5430D
2 August 2008 · Bay City, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 2008 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N5430D was involved in an accident near Bay City, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay City, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- James Clements Muni (3CM)
- Coordinates
- 43.5469, -83.8953
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H35
- Registration
- N5430D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bay City → Bay City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA236
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The checklist not followed and the inadvertent wheels up landing by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted on runway 5 (2,599 feet by 75 feet) following a visual approach to the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the touch down with the runway. The pilot was uninjured. During the recovery of the airplane, the cockpit landing gear control handle was in the down position and no landing gear circuit breakers were tripped. When the master switch was turned on, the landing gear extended and the landing gear position indicator(s) indicated that the landing gear was extended and locked down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2009 | Beechcraft H35 | Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2007 | Beechcraft H35 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | Hugh Bryant | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 2009 | Beechcraft H35 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Ronald L. Strahm | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft H35 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Beechcraft H35 | Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Michael A. Lella | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft H35 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft 23 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Cessna 150G | Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2008 | American Champion (Acac) 7AC | Whitmore Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Airbus A319-114 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Luscombe 8A | Remus, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |