OAK67D0108

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-33 · Salinas, CA · October 2, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1966
Place
Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9597YBeech 35-33
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121213

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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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3-2653   66/10/2   SALINAS CALIF       BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1800
        TIME - 0920                    N9597Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9597Y
Reported as
Beech 35-33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salinas Muni

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.