# NTSB CHI67D0260: Beech 35, N717D, Chicago, IL, August 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1966
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2792   66/8/6    CHICAGO ILL         BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 157
        TIME - 1430                    N717D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTERNATNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PILOT INTENDED TO LOWER FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N717D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohare Internatnl

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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