# NTSB MIA70DKJ02: Beech A35, N8416A, Meridianville, AL, January 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1970
- Place: Meridianville, AL · MERIDIANVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.8764° N, 86.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridianville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8764&lon=-86.5804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0831   70/1/4    MERIDIANVILLE,ALA   BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1553
        TIME - 0940                    N8416A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              MERIDIANVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- MEANT TO RETRACT FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8416A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8416A-2025-03-28), registration cancelled 2025-03-28, S/N D-1851, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: No.Huntsville

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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