# NTSB DEN66A0043: Fairchild F-27, N749L, Yuma, AZ, December 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1965
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0079   65/12/8   YUMA,ARIZ           FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2045                    N749L               PX-  0  0 14                            37, 10878 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4707 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        OPERATOR - BONANZA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N749L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749L-1980-12-31), registration cancelled 1980-12-31, S/N 63 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27J](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (registry code 3373016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yuma Intl

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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