CHI69F0234

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Bloomington, IL · September 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1968
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4666DBeech D35
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108178

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3037   68/9/2    BLOOMINGTON,ILL     BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2074
        TIME - 2045                    N4666D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N4666D
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bloomington

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.