CHI65F0131

NTSB accident investigation · Beechraft J-35 · Hessel, MI · March 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1965
Place
Hessel, MI · HESSEL, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7250BBeechraft J-35
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179196

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0826  65/3/26    HESSEL MICH         BEECHRAFT J-35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 383
        TIME - 1915                    N7250B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESSEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7250B
Reported as
Beechraft J-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hessel

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.