# NTSB DIA69D0079: Beech S35, N6019F, Hot Springs, VA, October 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1968
- Place: Hot Springs, VA · HOT SPRINGS, VA
- Location: 38.0013° N, 79.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0013&lon=-79.8239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6019F), registered now, S/N D-7901, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (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: Engalls

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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