- Date
- September 17, 1970
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2789YBeech 95
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2950 70/9/17 CHICAGO,ILL BEECH 95 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1247 N2789Y PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 2340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- SHOCK STRUT PISTONS OVER INFLATED. CAUSED INOP OF GR SAFETY SWITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2789Y
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs
N2789YRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Beech 95Airframe modelBeech 95Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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