- Date
- December 9, 1969
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7485NBeech 99
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3330 69/12/9 DETROIT,MICH BEECH 99 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7485N PX- 0 0 9 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 38, 4400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WAYNE,IND DETROIT,MICH 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 - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LNDG GR RIGGED IAW BEECH 99 SHOP MANUAL DURING ACFT MAINT. MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE IMPROPER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7485N
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro