# NTSB UNK64X0740: Beechcraft H35, N7914D, Portland, ME, February 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1964
- Place: Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0740

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0388  64/2/29    PORTLAND ME         BEECHCRAFT H35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 800
        TIME - 1500                    N7914D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7914D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7914D), registered now, S/N D-5198, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7914D (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM43), Jun 15, 1975: Beech H35 (N7914D), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69F0199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0199), Sep 19, 1968: Beech H35 (N7914D), Augusta, ME, substantial damage

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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