# NTSB FTW70D0275: Beech P35, N9958Y, Medina, TX, October 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1969
- Place: Medina, TX · MEDINA, TX
- Location: 26.9344° N, 99.2630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9344&lon=-99.2630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0275
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0275

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4254  69/10/18   MEDINA,TEX          BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1743
        TIME - 1200                    N9958Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A BAR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONDO,TEX                   MEDINA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9958Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: A Bar Ranch

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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