33.5779° N, 101.8552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 3, 1980 · 04:05 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N679T
Reported as
Beech E18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,300 in this make and model0 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.
Left main collapsed after landing. Drag link broken, preventing gear from being locked down.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. DRAG LINK BROKEN, PREVENTING GEAR FROM BEING LOCKED DOWN.