# NTSB CHI66F0740: Beech E50, N900KC, Iron Mountain, MI, May 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1966
- Place: Iron Mountain, MI · IRON MOUNTAIN, MI
- Location: 45.8269° N, 88.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron Mountain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8269&lon=-88.0594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0740

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ford

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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