# NTSB CHI66D0179: Beecheraft P-35, N8508M, Ypsilanti, MI, June 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1965
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Location: 42.2444° N, 83.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ypsilanti, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2444&lon=-83.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2187  65/6/12    YPSILANTI MICH      BEECHERAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 316
        TIME - 1500                    N8508M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN
        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: N8508M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHERAFT P-35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Run

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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