# NTSB ATL81FID10: Beech E90, N122MM, Chesterfield, VA, January 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1981
- Place: Chesterfield, VA · CHESTERFIELD, VA
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0023  81/1/15    CHESTERFIELD,VA     BEECH E90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 12809
        TIME - 0840                    N122MM              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 574 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTERFIELD CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,VA             JOHNSTON COUNTY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- GEARBOX SHAFT ASSY P/N50-810240 FRACTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N122MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chesterfield Cnty

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810115001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115001809A), Jan 15, 1981: Beech E90, Chesterfield, VA, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed on roll-out. Shaft assembly drive was fractured.

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.

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