# NTSB MIA68D0530: Beech G35, N4655D, Beaufort, SC, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: Beaufort, SC · BEAUFORT, SC
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0530
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0530

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1348  68/4/26    BEAUFORT,SC         BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 437
        TIME - 1930                    N4655D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUFORT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF LNDG LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4655D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaufort County

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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