# NTSB CHI69F0420: Beech E35, N3259C, Roselle, IL, December 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 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 February 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0420

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4561  68/12/14   ROSELLE,ILL         BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 181
        TIME - 1430                    N3259C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSELLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3259C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3259C), registered now, S/N D-3925, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (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: Roselle

## Other investigations on N3259C (2)

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 FTW73FPD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPD38), May 23, 1973: Beech E35 (N3259C), Smithfield, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0690](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0690), Mar 18, 1966: Beech E35 (N3259C), Chicago, IL, 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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