# NTSB OAK68D0098: Beech 35F, N3344C, Battle Mtn, NV, July 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1967
- Place: Battle Mtn, NV · BATTLE MTN, NV
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2501  67/7/22    BATTLE MTN,NEV      BEECH 35F           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1553
        TIME - 1135                    N3344C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATTLE MOUNTAIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3344C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3344C-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N D-4010, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35F
- Registry model: [Beech F35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f35) (registry code 1151514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Battle Mountain

## Other investigations on N3344C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FCA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA24), Apr 23, 1978: Beech F35 (N3344C), West Plains, MO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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