# NTSB FTW67D0555: Beech 35, N2885V, Kingsville, TX, April 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1967
- Place: Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.5092° N, 97.8610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5092&lon=-97.8610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1153   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2885V-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N D-290, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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: Kleberg County

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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