MKC68F0082

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Newton, IA · July 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1967
Place
Newton, IA · NEWTON, IA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3858NBeech 35
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115560

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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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3-2455  67/7/13    NEWTON, IOWA        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 350
        TIME - 1630                    N3858N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N3858N
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newton 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.