SEA70D0047

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Belgrade, MT · July 20, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1969
Place
Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1939DBeech C35
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160891

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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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3-3230  69/7/20    BELGRADE,MONT       BEECH C35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 650
        TIME - 1200                    N1939D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLATIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                BELGRADE,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N1939D
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gallatin

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.