# NTSB MKC76FCG65: Beech F35, N333K, St Joseph, MO, March 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1976
- Place: St Joseph, MO · ST JOSEPH, MO
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0644  76/3/21    ST JOSEPH,MO        BEECH F35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N333K               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 2214 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            131 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSECRANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            ST JOSEPH,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- LNDG GR AND SYS CKD OK.OUTBOARD SFC OF BOTH MAIN GR DOORS BENT,WORN THRU.NOSE GR DOORS SCRAPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N333K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333K), registered now, S/N D-4215, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (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: Rosecrans

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760321006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760321006049A), Mar 21, 1976: Beech F35, St Joseph, MO, Substantial damage. Lndg gr and sys ckd ok. Outboard sfc of both main gr doors bent,worn thru. Nose gr doors scraped.

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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