CHI66F0704

NTSB accident investigation · Beech M35 · Ft Wayne, IN · April 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1966
Place
Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9580RBeech M35
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172659

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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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3-0835  66/4/14    FT WAYNE IND        BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 231
        TIME - 1930                    N9580R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9580R
Reported as
Beech M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baer

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.