# NTSB UNK64X0766: Beechcraft C50, N4915B, Ft Smith, AR, March 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1964
- Place: Ft Smith, AR · FT SMITH, AR
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0766
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0766

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0469   64/3/1    FT SMITH ARK        BEECHCRAFT C50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 300
        TIME - 1500                    N4915B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4915B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915B-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N CH-319, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT C50
- Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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