# NTSB IAD73II008: Beech 65-80, N143, Jackson, TN, April 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1973
- Place: Jackson, TN · JACKSON, TN
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73II008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73II008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0008  73/4/26    JACKSON,TENN        BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 3100
        TIME - 1532                    N143                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKELLAR FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,MISS               JACKSON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N143](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143-2007-12-13), registration cancelled 2007-12-13, S/N 15061375, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mckellar Fld

## Other investigations on N143 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA71IM080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71IM080), Mar 4, 1971: Beech 65-80 (N143), Fayetteville, GA, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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