Beechcraft N35 N92NJ

Summary

On 31 August 2023 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft N35 registered N92NJ, operated by Registration Pending, was involved in an accident near Ennis, Montana, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

31 August 2023 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ennis, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Ennis Big Sky Airport (KEKS)

Coordinates

45.2757, -111.6489

Aircraft

Beechcraft N35

Registration

N92NJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Registration Pending

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portland → Ennis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA331

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing approach he forgot to extend the airplane’s landing gear. The airplane subsequently touched down on the runway and the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.