# NTSB MKC76FER23: Beech H35, N350B, Blaine, MN, September 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1975
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2923   75/9/2    BLAINE,MN           BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 372
        TIME - 1650                    N350B               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   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
        REMARKS- PLT REACHED FOR FLAP SWITCH FLIPPED LNDG GR SWITCH INADVERTENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N350B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350B), registered now, S/N D-4905, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anoka County

## 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 19750902030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750902030379A), Sep 2, 1975: Beech H35, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Plt reached for flap switch flipped lndg gr switch inadvertently.

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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