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NTSB accident investigation · Beech P35 · Great Falls, MT · May 5, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1968
Place
Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1400GBeech P35
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110998

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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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3-1364   68/5/5    GREAT FALLS,MONT    BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 284
        TIME - 1741                    N1400G              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N1400G
Reported as
Beech P35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Great Falls

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.