FTW66D0449

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M-55 · Cushing, OK · December 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 17, 1965
Place
Cushing, OK · CUSHING, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N109WBBeechcraft M-55
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174792

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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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3-3552  65/12/17   CUSHING OKLA        BEECHCRAFT M-55     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1020
        TIME - 1115                    N109WB              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUSHING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N109WB
Reported as
Beechcraft M-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cushing

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.