# NTSB CHI66D0690: Beech E35, N3259C, Chicago, IL, March 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1966
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0690
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0690

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0769  66/3/18    CHICAGO ILL         BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 745
        TIME - 2045                    N3259C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        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
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3259C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3259C), registered now, S/N D-3925, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohare

## Other investigations on N3259C (2)

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 FTW73FPD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPD38), May 23, 1973: Beech E35 (N3259C), Smithfield, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0420), Dec 14, 1968: Beech E35 (N3259C), Roselle, IL, substantial damage

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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