# NTSB DEN69F0038: Beech 36, N7452N, Socorro, NM, July 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1968
- Place: Socorro, NM · SOCORRO, NM
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1917  68/7/11    SOCORRO,N MEX       BEECH 36            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5717
        TIME - 1310                    N7452N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOCORRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7452N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452N-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N E-34, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Registry model: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Socorro

## Other investigations on N7452N (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA044-201232), May 14, 1978: Beech 36 (N7452N), Granite, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB LAX71DUJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ37), Oct 14, 1970: Beech 36 (N7452N), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

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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