CHI72FEM56

NTSB accident investigation · Beech P35 · Pellston, MI · March 23, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1972
Place
Pellston, MI · PELLSTON, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9681YBeech P35
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166517

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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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3-1124  72/3/23    PELLSTON,MICH       BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 706
        TIME - 1025                    N9681Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 660 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMET COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                PELLSTON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9681Y
Reported as
Beech P35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emmet County

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.