CHI69F0553

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Louisville, KY · March 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1969
Place
Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N503SBBeech 65-80
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191098

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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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3-0829   69/3/5    LOUISVILLE,KY       BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N503SB              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 49, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, 405
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT EXECUTED EMER LDG GR PROC.DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF GR DOWN AND LOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N503SB
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowman Field