DEN67D0018

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Gillette, WY · May 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1966
Place
Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N385CABeech S35
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171627

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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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3-1695  66/5/26    GILLETTE WYO        BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7800
        TIME - 1210                    N385CA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - B-B RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N385CA
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
B-B Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.