CHI66F0502

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B55 · Paducah, KY · December 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1965
Place
Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5812SBeechcraft B55
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174263

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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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3-3707  65/12/24   PADUCAH KY          BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 900
        TIME - 1500                    N5812S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5812S
Reported as
Beechcraft B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Barkley

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.