# NTSB MKC66D0168: Beechcraft P-35, N8625M, Okoboji, IA, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Okoboji, IA · OKOBOJI, IA
- Location: 43.3881° N, 95.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okoboji, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3881&lon=-95.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2352  65/8/17    OKOBOJI IOWA        BEECHCRAFT P-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3000
        TIME - 1130                    N8625M              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW INN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8625M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8625M), registered now, S/N D-7298, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT P-35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Inn

## Other investigations on N8625M (2)

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.

- [NTSB CEN22FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA023), Oct 31, 2021: Beech P35 (N8625M), Harrison, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the flight into instrument and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…
- [NTSB MKC68D0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0227), Sep 24, 1967: Beech P35 (N8625M), Spencer, IA, substantial damage

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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