# NTSB ANC78DAG68: Beech 58, N7263R, Kalskag, AK, May 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: Kalskag, AK · KALSKAG, AK
- Location: 61.5372° N, 160.3053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalskag, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5372&lon=-160.3053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1289  78/5/22    KALSKAG,AK          BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 14500
        TIME - 1800                    N7263R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALSKAG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KALSKAG,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7263R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalskag

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780522012539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522012539A), May 22, 1978: Beech 58, Kalskag, AK, Substantial damage

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.

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