# NTSB CHI65D0151: Beechcraft H35, N5475D, Madison, WI, July 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1965
- Place: Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228  65/7/28    MADISON WIS         BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N5475D              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 35, 2540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5475D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5475D), registered now, S/N D-4994 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madison Municipal

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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