# NTSB MKC72FER57: Beech V35, N2798T, So.St.Paul, MN, May 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1972
- Place: So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FER57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1908   72/5/3    SO.ST.PAUL,MINN     BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2445
        TIME - 1130                    N2798T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 445 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  FLEMING FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SO.ST.PAUL,MINN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2798T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2798T), registered now, S/N D-8488, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Fleming Field

## Other investigations on N2798T (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC75FER34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER34), Dec 20, 1974: Beech V35 (N2798T), St Paul, MN, substantial damage

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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