MKC67F0215

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Crystal, MN · September 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1966
Place
Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3151VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120937

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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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3-3484   66/9/8    CRYSTAL MINN        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 220
        TIME - 0620                    N3151V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3151V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crystal

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.