# NTSB CHI82FEC04: Beech G-35, N4653D, Pontiac, MI, October 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1981
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2779  81/10/17   PONTIAC,MI          BEECH G-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 402
        TIME - 1405                    N4653D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 341 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4653D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4653D), registered now, S/N D-4852, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac

## 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 19811017069509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017069509A), Oct 17, 1981: Beech G35, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Retracted gear on landing roll. Had intended to raise flaps. Gear collapsed.

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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