OAK66F0040

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M35 · Fresno, CA · July 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1965
Place
Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9961RBeechcraft M35
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176983

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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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3-1982  65/7/30    FRESNO CALIF        BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 380
        TIME - 1500                    N9961R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9961R
Reported as
Beechcraft M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chandler Field

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.