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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E55 · Mineral Wells, TX · March 8, 1973

Date
March 8, 1973
Place
Mineral Wells, TX
Airport
Mineral Wells Mun
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1615W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73APD23
Reported as
Beech E55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,428 total10 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vibration due flat tire,lt MLG knee joint trvl ovcntr,overload force applied to retract rod.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION DUE FLAT TIRE,LT MLG KNEE JOINT TRVL OVCNTR,OVERLOAD FORCE APPLIED TO RETRACT ROD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.