# NTSB CHI73FEM23: Beech D50, N236BW, Marshall, MI, October 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1972
- Place: Marshall, MI · MARSHALL, MI
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3008  72/10/25   MARSHALL,MICH       BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N236BW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 4120 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BROOKS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                MARSHALL,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N236BW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Brooks Field

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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