# NTSB CHI68D0650: Beech K35, N816R, Indianapolis, IN, March 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1968
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0650
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0650

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0969  68/3/11    INDIANAPOLIS,IND    BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - 1807                    N816R               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR-COOK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- GENERATOR LEAD BROKEN,BATTERY WEAK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N816R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816R-2016-04-25), registration cancelled 2016-04-25, S/N D-6016, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weir-Cook

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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