# Accident 19830808041989A: Beech M35, Sioux City, IA, August 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4013° N, 96.3844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-96.3844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555M-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT O470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808041989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR RETRACTED DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL. PILOT CLAIMS MALFUNCTION BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WAS FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MKC83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA183), Aug 8, 1983: Beech M35 (N555M), Sioux City, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N555M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190911014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911014559I), Sep 11, 2019: Beech M35 (N555M), Quincy, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that about 20 minutes after departure he noticed the engine oil pressure at zero but all other indications were normal. Pilot returned to airfield…
- [Incident 19880709040569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709040569I), Jul 9, 1988: Beech M35 (N555M), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps after landing while taxiing to an intersection for turnoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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