# Incident 19870313081509I: Beech A35, El Monte, CA, March 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8680A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8680A-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E1851
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313081509I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR WAS INADVERTENTLY RAISED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED WITH GEAR UP. PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS CHANGING HIS FLAPS.

## Other reports on N8680A (1)

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

- [Incident 19820501025389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501025389I), May 1, 1982: Beech A35 (N8680A), Brigham City, UT, Minor damage. Door came open on takeoff. Propeller hit runway while trying to close door pulled off power. Gear was already up.

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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