- Date
- January 8, 1965
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N503CWBeechcraft C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179696
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3674 65/1/8 INDIANAPOLIS IND BEECHCRAFT C-45G CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N503CW PX- 0 0 3 DEMONSTRATION AGE 36, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SWITCH HANDLE LOOSE.PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY UTILIZE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N503CW
- Reported as
- Beechcraft C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolitan
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