# NTSB UNK65X0376: Beechcraft M35, N691V, Wilkesboro, NC, October 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1964
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC · WILKESBORO, NC
- Location: 36.1424° N, 81.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1424&lon=-81.1770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0376

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3290  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691V), registered now, S/N D-6430, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilkes County

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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