MKC72FER66

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H35 · Eden Prairie, MN · June 15, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1972
Place
Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5436DBeech H35
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166968

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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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3-2013  72/6/15    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 475
        TIME - 1833                    N5436D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N5436D
Reported as
Beech H35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Cloud

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