MKC68A0013

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Watertown, SD · August 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1967
Place
Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2950BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201105

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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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3-4662  67/8/25    WATERTOWN,S DAK     BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0840                    N2950B              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 3200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N2950B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Watertown

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.