MKC66F0110

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B-50 · Emporia, KS · July 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1965
Place
Emporia, KS · EMPORIA, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3597BBeechcraft B-50
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176868

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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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3-1739  65/7/25    EMPORIA KANS        BEECHCRAFT B-50     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 8000
        TIME - 1415                    N3597B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3597B
Reported as
Beechcraft B-50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emporia

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.