CHI71FEK37

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Circleville, OH · May 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1971
Place
Circleville, OH · CIRCLEVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8776ABeech B35
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161569

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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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3-1615   71/5/9    CIRCLEVILLE,OHIO    BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 170
        TIME - 0925                    N8776A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARKS DREAMSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIRCLEVILLE,OHIO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8776A
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clarks Dreamstrip

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.