# NTSB CHI66F0467: Beechcraft B35, N5205C, Cadillac, MI, December 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1965
- Place: Cadillac, MI · CADILLAC, MI
- Location: 44.2466° N, 85.4323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cadillac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2466&lon=-85.4323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0467
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0467-201519

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3511   65/12/6   CADILLAC MICH       BEECHCRAFT B35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1100
        TIME - 1210                    N5205C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5205C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205C-1971-11-30), registration cancelled 1971-11-30, S/N D-2550 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5205C (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 CHI72FEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE06), Jul 9, 1971: Beech B35 (N5205C), Hinsdale, 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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