# NTSB NYC66D0534: Beechcraft M88, N885E, Ambler, PA, March 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1966
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&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 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0534
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0534

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0419  66/3/10    AMBLER PA           BEECHCRAFT M88      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N885E               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             45, 7663 TOTAL HOURS, 111
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N885E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M88
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wings Field

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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