# NTSB FTW65D0024: Beechcraft E-35, N3317C, Waco, TX, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65D0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65D0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1181  65/4/16    WACO TEX            BEECHCRAFT E-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 385
        TIME - 2020                    N3317C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3317C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3317C-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N D-3983, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E-35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waco

## Other investigations on N3317C (2)

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 DEN89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA178), Jul 24, 1989: Beech E35 (N3317C), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM THAT STARVED THE ENGINE OF FUEL.
- [NTSB FTW67D0373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0373), Dec 20, 1966: Beech E35 (N3317C), Dallas, TX, 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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