# NTSB MKC71FCJ02: Beech G35, N3898B, Beatrice, NE, July 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1970
- Place: Beatrice, NE · BEATRICE, NE
- Location: 40.2733° N, 96.7460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatrice, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2733&lon=-96.7460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2822   70/7/8    BEATRICE,NEBR       BEECH G35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 4000
        TIME - 2030                    N3898B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEATRICE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CLOUD,MINN               BEATRICE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3898B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898B), registered now, S/N D-4376, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beatrice Muni

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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