# NTSB MKC66F0571: Beech N35, N545T, Broken Bow, NE, May 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1966
- Place: Broken Bow, NE · BROKEN BOW, NE
- Location: 41.4052° N, 99.6408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broken Bow, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4052&lon=-99.6408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0571
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0571

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2217  66/5/20    BROKEN BOW NEBR     BEECH N35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3500
        TIME - 1430                    N545T               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 780 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROKEN BOW MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N545T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545T), registered now, S/N D-6599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (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: Broken Bow Muni.

## Other investigations on N545T (1)

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 UNK65X1011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1011), Dec 14, 1964: Beechraft N35 (N545T), Centerville, 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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