FTW66D0225

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft G35 · Amarillo, TX · August 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1965
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4577DBeechcraft G35
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178899

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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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3-2177  65/8/16    AMARILLO TEX        BEECHCRAFT G35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 540
        TIME - 1730                    N4577D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N4577D
Reported as
Beechcraft G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tradewind Airport

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.