# NTSB CHI68F0729: Beech 35-B33, N5654K, Roselle, IL, May 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1968
- Place: Roselle, IL · ROSELLE, IL
- Location: 41.9802° N, 88.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roselle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9802&lon=-88.0859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0729
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0729

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1005   68/5/8    ROSELLE,ILL         BEECH 35-B33        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0633                    N5654K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 1915 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSELLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- WORN BRUSHES IN GEAR MOTOR.GR WARNING HORN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5654K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roselle

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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