MKC69D0425

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C50 · Mankato, MN · April 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1969
Place
Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N515QBeech C50
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190007

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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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3-1210   69/4/7    MANKATO,MINN        BEECH C50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 840
        TIME - 1430                    N515Q               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N515Q
Reported as
Beech C50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mankato

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.