# NTSB CHI65F0064: Beechraft C-50, N399, Cleveland, OH, March 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1965
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0485  65/3/17    CLEVELAND OHIO      BEECHRAFT C-50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5361
        TIME - 0750                    N399                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1716 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N399 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT C-50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopkins

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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