FTW67D0207

NTSB accident investigation · Beech G35 · El Dorado, AR · August 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1966
Place
El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4508DBeech G35
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121091

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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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3-2504  66/8/30    EL DORADO ARK       BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1200
        TIME - 1630                    N4508D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODWIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N4508D
Reported as
Beech G35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Goodwin Field

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.