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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Eighty-Four, PA · June 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1971
Place
Eighty-Four, PA · EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N545VBeech 35
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162300

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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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3-4506  71/6/20    EIGHTY-FOUR,PA      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2215
        TIME - 1115                    N545V               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANDEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EIGHTY-FOUR,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TALKING TO PAX.

Aircraft

Registration
N545V
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bandel

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.