CHI66F0740

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E50 · Iron Mountain, MI · May 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1966
Place
Iron Mountain, MI · IRON MOUNTAIN, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N900KCBeech E50
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172242

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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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3-1107  66/5/16    IRON MOUNT@N MICH   BEECH E50           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0850                    N900KC              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 42, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- GEAR CONTROL ACTIVATED INSTEAD OF FLAP CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N900KC
Reported as
Beech E50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ford