# NTSB SEA66F0277: Beech S35, N5850K, Big Timber, MT, May 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1966
- Place: Big Timber, MT · BIG TIMBER, MT
- Location: 45.8348° N, 109.9483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Timber, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8348&lon=-109.9483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1367   66/5/1    BIG TIMBER MONT     BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 4500
        TIME - 1800                    N5850K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG TIMBER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5850K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Timber

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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