# NTSB CHI67F0413: Beech 35, N2820V, Grand Rapids, MI, December 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1966
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4250  66/12/22   GRAND RAPIDS MICH   BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1742                    N2820V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 1229 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ICE ACCUMULATION IN WHEEL WELL.TAKEOFF MADE DURING FREEZING CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2820V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2820V), registered now, S/N D-222, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent County

## Other investigations on N2820V (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66F0695](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0695), Apr 21, 1966: Beech 35 (N2820V), Eaton, MI, substantial damage

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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