LAX68D0181

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Palm Sprngs, CA · October 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1967
Place
Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2879VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113183

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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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3-3644  67/10/11   PALM SPRNGS,CALIF   BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1801
        TIME - 2210                    N2879V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1145 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N2879V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palm Springs

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.