DIA69D0079

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Hot Springs, VA · October 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1968
Place
Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6019FBeech S35
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108344

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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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3-3251   68/10/2   HOT SPRINGS,VA      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 610
        TIME - 1333                    N6019F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENGALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- PLT INTENDED TO CHANGE FLAP SETTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6019F
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Engalls

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.