# NTSB DEN80FQA25: Beech 35, N2798V, Albuquerque, NM, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0427  80/4/20    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 1235                    N2798V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2798V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2798V), registered now, S/N D-193, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19800420009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009829A), Apr 20, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Inadvertently retracted landing gear on flare-out. Landed wheels up.

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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