UNK65X0376

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M35 · Wilkesboro, NC · October 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1964
Place
Wilkesboro, NC · WILKESBORO, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N691VBeechcraft M35
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180876

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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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3-3290  64/10/22   WILKESBORO NC       BEECHCRAFT M35      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1025                    N691V               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 22, 947 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N691V
Reported as
Beechcraft M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wilkes County

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.