# NTSB FTW67D0373: Beech E35, N3317C, Dallas, TX, December 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1966
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0373
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0373

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4126  66/12/20   DALLAS TEX          BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4883
        TIME - 0300                    N3317C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- AS PILOT TURNED ON THE LEFT LANDING LIGHT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3317C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3317C-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N D-3983, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E35
- Registry model: [Beech E35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (registry code 1151512) (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: Redbird

## Other investigations on N3317C (2)

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 DEN89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA178), Jul 24, 1989: Beech E35 (N3317C), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM THAT STARVED THE ENGINE OF FUEL.
- [NTSB FTW65D0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65D0024), Apr 16, 1965: Beechcraft E-35 (N3317C), Waco, TX, 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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