NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA85LA189
Registry · N5891J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 35-C33
Year of manufacture
1965 · 20 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650618
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A799DB
Registrant of record
PLANTATION RECLAIMED INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING TAXI FROM LANDING WHILE IN A TURN, TH EPILOT INADVERT ENTLY SELECTED GEAR UP. HE OWNS A SIMILAR AIRPLANE AND HAD BORROWED THIS AIRCRAFT. HIS AIRCRAFT GEAR AND FLAP CONTR OLS ARE IN THE OPPOSITE POSITION OF THIS AIRCRAFT'S. HE INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND NOT THE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_SEA85LA189.txt.
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