SEA67F0320

NTSB accident investigation · Beech S35 · Helena, MT · May 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1967
Place
Helena, MT · HELENA, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8951MBeech S35
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117151

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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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3-1434   67/5/6    HELENA, MONT        BEECH S35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 4711
        TIME - 1729                    N8951M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3011 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELENA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8951M
Reported as
Beech S35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Helena 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.