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DEN85LA149

1985-06-05 · KALISPELL, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S27

Current FAA registration · N908V

Make / Model
BEECH V35B
Year of manufacture
1974 · 11 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740524
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC8EBF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

N904V, A PRIVATELY OWNED B-35, SKIDDED OFF TO THE SIDE OF A RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THAT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE GEAR UP SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAP SWITCH. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PLT TO LOSE CONTROL OF ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA149.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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