# NTSB NYC66F0274: Beechcraft E50, N4395D, Hopedale, MA, September 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1965
- Place: Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
- Location: 42.1269° N, 71.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1269&lon=-71.5403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3462  65/9/25    HOPEDALE MASS       BEECHCRAFT E50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N4395D              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 21200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1710 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4395D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT E50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopedale

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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