NYC66F0142

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A35 · Elkton, MD · August 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1965
Place
Elkton, MD · ELKTON, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N693BBeechcraft A35
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176434

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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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3-2077  65/8/13    ELKTON MD           BEECHCRAFT A35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4500
        TIME - 1655                    N693B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVETT AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N693B
Reported as
Beechcraft A35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lovett Airport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.