# NTSB DIA68D0170: Beech C35, N8977A, Alderson, WV, October 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1967
- Place: Alderson, WV · ALDERSON, WV
- Location: 37.7297° N, 80.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alderson, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7297&lon=-80.6420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4664  67/10/16   ALDERSON,W VA       BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N8977A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 4410 TOTAL HOURS, 232
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINTON-ALDERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8977A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinton-Alderson

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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