FTW67F0301

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E35 · Odessa, TX · November 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1966
Place
Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3258CBeech E35
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120189

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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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3-3602   66/11/1   ODESSA TEX          BEECH E35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1064
        TIME - 1515                    N3258C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECTOR COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3258C
Reported as
Beech E35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ector 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.