CHI66F0544

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft C35 · Kankakee, IL · January 23, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1966
Place
Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8944ABeechcraft C35
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173643

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0094  66/1/23    KANKAKEE ILL        BEECHCRAFT C35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 350
        TIME - 1640                    N8944A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANKAKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- UPLOCK ROLLER P/N AT5 SEIZED

Aircraft

Registration
N8944A
Reported as
Beechcraft C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kankakee

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.