# NTSB NYC70DFD25: Beech E33, N8385N, Edgartown, MA, June 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1970
- Place: Edgartown, MA · EDGARTOWN, MA
- Location: 41.3899° N, 70.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgartown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3899&lon=-70.5197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385N), registered now, S/N CD-1166, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Registry model: [Beech E33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (registry code 1151422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Katama Airpark

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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