- Date
- May 17, 1972
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5618KBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167133
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1825 72/5/17 BRAWLEY,CALIF BEECH S35 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 17000 TIME - 1225 N5618K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH CALIF BRAWLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR FACTOR(S) COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COPILOT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5618K
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brawley
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