19791218034319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B60 · Fresno, CA · December 18, 1979

Date
December 18, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1873S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVA08
Reported as
Beech B60
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,556 total6,556 in this make and model62 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.

Nose gear malfunction on takeoff. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Retract mechanism failed.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION ON TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. RETRACT MECHANISM FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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