# NTSB CHI69F0234: Beech D35, N4666D, Bloomington, IL, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3037   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4666D), registered now, S/N D-4845 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (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: Bloomington

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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