- Date
- February 5, 1969
- Place
- La Crosse, WI · LA CROSSE, WI
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68VBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0030 69/2/5 LA CROSSE,WIS BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2155 N68V PX- 0 0 5 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 33, 7468 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 3715 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA CROSSE 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: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LUBRICANT IN SEALED IDLER SPROCKET BEARING DETERIORATED.CAUSED FAILURE OF SLIDE TUBE,JAMMING GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68V
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Crosse
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