# NTSB FTW66F0397: Beechcraft F35, N266S, Arlington, TX, November 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1965
- Place: Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3284  65/11/18   ARLINGTON TEX       BEECHCRAFT F35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1605                    N266S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N266S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266S-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N D-4220, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (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: Arlington

## Other investigations on N266S (1)

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 MKC81FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA012), Jan 1, 1981: Beech F35 (N266S), Paris, TN, 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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