# NTSB MIA71DLD09: Beech G-35, N456C, Merritt Isl, FL, July 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1970
- Place: Merritt Isl, FL · MERRITT ISL, FL
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2858   70/7/9    MERRITT ISL,FLA     BEECH G-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 225
        TIME - 1700                    N456C               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL-BREVARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMMEE,FLA               MERRITT ISL,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N456C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456C), registered now, S/N D-4529, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central-Brevard

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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