MKC67F0040

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Wahpeton, ND · July 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1966
Place
Wahpeton, ND · WAHPETON, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N198QBeech S35
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178339

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-2772  66/7/12    WAHPETON N DAK      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N198Q               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 58, 14250 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAHPETON MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N198Q
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wahpeton Muni.

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.

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