CHI69I0071

NTSB incident investigation · N.American NA-265 · Valparaiso, IN · February 12, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1969
Place
Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N999BSN.American NA-265
Status
Completed · report May 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191285

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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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5-0006  69/2/12    VALPARAISO,IND      N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0840                    N999BS              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 51, 17020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            830 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR STRUT INNER CYL FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N999BS
Reported as
N.American NA-265
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Porter County