# NTSB CHI75AEG24: Beech P35, N1539Z, Jackson, OH, June 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1975
- Place: Jackson, OH · JACKSON, OH
- Location: 39.0445° N, 82.6447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0445&lon=-82.6447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AEG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AEG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2028  75/6/19    JACKSON,OH          BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1056
        TIME - 1200                    N1539Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMES F RHODES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 JACKSON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- ACTIVATED GEAR INSTEAD FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1539Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539Z), registered now, S/N D-6866, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: James F Rhodes

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750619017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750619017489A), Jun 19, 1975: Beech P35BEECH, Jackson, OH, Substantial damage. Activated gear instead flaps.

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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