DEN67F0191

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Farmington, NM · January 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 16, 1967
Place
Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N380CBeech 65-80
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119274

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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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3-0170  67/1/16    FARMINGTON N MEX    BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N380C               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 1245 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PILOT ACTUATED GEAR UP SWITCH INSTEAD OF FLAPS UP SWITCH

Aircraft

Registration
N380C
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farmington Muni

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.