OAK66D0303

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D35 · Mendota, CA · May 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1966
Place
Mendota, CA · MENDOTA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2936BBeech D35
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171735

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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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3-1300  66/5/19  NR.MENDOTA CALIF      BEECH D35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3500
        TIME - 1100                    N2936B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURIETTA FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS

Aircraft

Registration
N2936B
Reported as
Beech D35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Murietta Farms

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.