# NTSB MIA66F0221: Beechcraft Dumod, N496DM, San Juan, PR, September 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1965
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2620  65/9/21    SAN JUAN P R        BEECHCRAFT DUMOD    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0600                    N496DM              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     33, 5404 TOTAL HOURS, 631
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA VERDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N496DM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496DM), registered now, S/N AF-298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT DUMOD
- Registry model: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Isla Verde

## Other investigations on N496DM (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70AN093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN093), Feb 27, 1970: Beech C-45G (N496DM), Fairhaven, VT, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0151-176530), Jul 1, 1965: Beechcraft C-45H (N496DM), Mercedita, PR, substantial damage

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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