# Accident 19740803027299A: Beech 6580, Windsr Locks, CT, August 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: Windsr Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1725G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803027299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L MAIN ACTUATOR SCREW HVR RUST BUILD UP.RUST BUILD UP ON INSIDE SHIELD CAUSED STIFF JACKSCREW OPN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE03), Aug 3, 1974: Beech 65-80 (N1725G), Windsr Locks, CT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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