# NTSB MIA67F0475: Beech 35, N2717V, Rockwood, TN, March 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1967
- Place: Rockwood, TN · ROCKWOOD, TN
- Location: 35.8701° N, 84.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8701&lon=-84.6749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0475
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0475

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0965  67/3/25    ROCKWOOD,TENN       BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 123
        TIME - 1500                    N2717V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOWLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2717V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2717V), registered now, S/N D-93, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fowler Field

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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