# NTSB DIA67F0107: Beech D35, N2109D, Morrisville, NC, May 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1967
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1536  67/5/12    MORRISVILLE, NC     BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1805                    N2109D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH DURHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2109D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109D-2017-07-06), registration cancelled 2017-07-06, S/N D-3454, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Registry model: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510) (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: Raleigh Durham

## Other investigations on N2109D (3)

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 MIA00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA012), Oct 16, 1999: Beech D35 (N2109D), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported unauthorized use of the airplane by an unknown person.
- [NTSB DIA68D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0119), Nov 11, 1967: Beech D35 (N2109D), College Park, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0304), Nov 2, 1965: Beechcraft D35 (N2109D), Greensboro, NC, 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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