# NTSB CHI69I0071: N.American NA-265, N999BS, Valparaiso, IN, February 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1969
- Place: Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0071

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN NA-265
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Porter County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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