CHI81FET15

NTSB accident investigation · Beech V35B · Ft Wayne, IN · September 10, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1981
Place
Ft Wayne, IN · FT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1632WBeech V35B
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810910065699A
Case key
123640

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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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3-1916  81/9/10    FT WAYNE,IN         BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 920
        TIME - 1130                    N1632W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPPANEE,IN                 FT WAYNE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N1632W
Reported as
Beech V35B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baer

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.