FTW72FRG83

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Corpus Chrsti, TX · May 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1972
Place
Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5838KBeech S35
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166157

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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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3-1720   72/5/9    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2240
        TIME - 0745                    N5838K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 765 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5838K
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corpus Christi

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.

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