# NTSB FTW66F0097: Beechcraft 35, N920M, Sinton, TX, June 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1965
- Place: Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Location: 28.0372° N, 97.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sinton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0372&lon=-97.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920M), registered now, S/N D-147, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sinton

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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