FTW66F0097

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35 · Sinton, TX · June 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1965
Place
Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N920MBeechcraft 35
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177488

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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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3-1600   65/6/9    SINTON TEX          BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N920M               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 42, 5850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SINTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF RIGHT GEAR RETRACT ROD

Aircraft

Registration
N920M
Reported as
Beechcraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sinton

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.