- Date
- September 23, 1965
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4948BBeechcraft D-50
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2689 65/9/23 DETROIT MICH BEECHCRAFT D-50 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2120 N4948B PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS 47, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT LDG GR ACTUATOR SCREW ASSEMBLY FAILED. NIGHT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4948B
- Reported as
- Beechcraft D-50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
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