# NTSB MKC68F0546: Beech S35, N5660K, Knoxville, IA, May 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1968
- Place: Knoxville, IA · KNOXVILLE, IA
- Location: 41.3185° N, 93.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3185&lon=-93.1026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0546
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0546

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1232  68/5/13    KNOXVILLE,IOWA      BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N5660K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 50, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOXVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OVER STRESSED RETRACT ROD.BENT AT MID-POINT. DAMAGE OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5660K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Knoxville

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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