NYC70DFD25

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E33 · Edgartown, MA · June 28, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1970
Place
Edgartown, MA · EDGARTOWN, MA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8385NBeech E33
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119404

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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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3-2651  70/6/28    EDGARTOWN,MASS      BEECH E33           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N8385N              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 24, 1127 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KATAMA AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR LOCKS,CONN          EDGARTOWN,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N8385N
Reported as
Beech E33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Katama Airpark

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.