OAK70D0194

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35-33 · Selma, CA · December 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 21, 1969
Place
Selma, CA · SELMA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N838RBeech 35-33
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145680

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4569  69/12/21   SELMA,CALIF         BEECH 35-33         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2200
        TIME - 1430                    N838R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF                SELMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N838R
Reported as
Beech 35-33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Selma

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.