CHI68F0244

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95C-55 · Lexington, KY · August 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1967
Place
Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3738QBeech 95C-55
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115151

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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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3-2712  67/8/13    LEXINGTON, KY       BEECH 95C-55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5175
        TIME - 1609                    N3738Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUEGRASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR. ALTERNATORS FAILED TO OPERATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3738Q
Reported as
Beech 95C-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bluegrass

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.