MKC65D0116

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35-B33 · Newton, KS · April 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1965
Place
Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5796KBeechcraft 35-B33
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178803

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0882   65/4/6    NEWTON KANS         BEECHCRAFT 35-B33   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 315
        TIME - 1538                    N5796K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5796K
Reported as
Beechcraft 35-B33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.