# NTSB FTW68F0397: Beech H35, N5566D, Anson, TX, December 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1967
- Place: Anson, TX · ANSON, TX
- Location: 32.7545° N, 99.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7545&lon=-99.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4453  67/12/11   ANSON,TEX           BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2000
        TIME - 1030                    N5566D              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1589 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- LNDG GR PARTIALLY RETRACTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5566D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566D-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N D-5143, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittard

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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