SEA68A0013

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Seattle, WA · August 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1967
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5928CBeech C35
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115546

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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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3-2439   67/8/8    SEATTLE,WASH        BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N5928C              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 40, 1228 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- AS ACFT WNGS ACHIEVED LIFT NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.ANTI-RETRACT SWITCH OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5928C
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
King County

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.