OAK66F0167

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 55 · Livermore, CA · December 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1965
Place
Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3018SBeechcraft 55
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174844

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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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3-3612  65/12/24   LIVERMORE CALIF     BEECHCRAFT 55       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N3018S              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N3018S
Reported as
Beechcraft 55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Livermore

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.