# NTSB CHI67F0311: Beech F35, N5013B, West Chicago, IL, July 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1966
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3441  66/7/26    WEST CHICAGO ILL    BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 280
        TIME - 0936                    N5013B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HEIM ROD END HA-5S FAILED ON NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5013B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5013B), registered now, S/N D-4275, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage County

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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