UNK65X0294

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft K35 · State College, PA · October 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 16, 1964
Place
State College, PA · STATE COLLEGE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3085CBeechcraft K35
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181511

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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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3-3233  64/10/16   STATE COLLEGE PA    BEECHCRAFT K35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 250
        TIME - 1130                    N3085C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE COLLEGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N3085C
Reported as
Beechcraft K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
State College

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.