FTW69D0189

NTSB accident investigation · Beech N35 · Wichita Falls, TX · August 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1968
Place
Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9387YBeech N35
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108807

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2700  68/8/10    WICHITA FALLS,TEX   BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1535                    N9387Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 70, 17000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9387Y
Reported as
Beech N35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kickapoo

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.