# NTSB CHI65D0190: Beechcraft M-35, N9868R, Pontiac, MI, May 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1965
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1082  65/5/29    PONTIAC MICH        BEECHCRAFT M-35     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1618                    N9868R              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 54, 6900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9868R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9868R), registered now, S/N D-6421, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M-35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac Mun

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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