# NTSB LAX72FUM27: Beech S35, N5618K, Brawley, CA, May 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1972
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5618K), registered now, S/N D-7379, built 1964 (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: Brawley

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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