CHI71FGG18

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G35 · Bluffton, OH · October 18, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1970
Place
Bluffton, OH · BLUFFTON, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N187BBeech G35
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159054

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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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3-4031  70/10/18   BLUFFTON,OHIO       BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1415
        TIME - 1630                    N187B               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUFFTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUFFTON,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N187B
Reported as
Beech G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bluffton

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.