FTW67D0555

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Kingsville, TX · April 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1967
Place
Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2885VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117547

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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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3-1153   67/4/9    KINGSVILLE,TEX      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4500
        TIME - 1630                    N2885V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLEBERG COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N2885V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kleberg County

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.