# NTSB CHI66D0395: Beechcraft D-35, N3446B, Lake Angelus, MI, October 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1965
- Place: Lake Angelus, MI · LAKE ANGELUS, MI
- Location: 42.6917° N, 83.3255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Angelus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6917&lon=-83.3255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0395

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3144  65/10/29   LAKE ANGELUS MICH   BEECHCRAFT D-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1432
        TIME - 1800                    N3446B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ANGELUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3446B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3446B-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N D-3684, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Angelus

## Other investigations on N3446B (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN10CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA517), Sep 1, 2010: Beech D35 (N3446B), Guymon, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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