# NTSB FTW72DRJ26: Beech S35, N5825K, Winnfield, LA, May 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1972
- Place: Winnfield, LA · WINNFIELD, LA
- Location: 31.9240° N, 92.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnfield, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9240&lon=-92.6425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1650   72/5/9    WINNFIELD,LA        BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 8000
        TIME - 1300                    N5825K              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   WINNFIELD,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5825K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5825K), registered now, S/N D-7855, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winnfield Muni

## Other investigations on N5825K (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68D0783](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0783), Jun 2, 1968: Beech S35 (N5825K), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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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