- Date
- November 23, 1970
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N351VBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3675 70/11/23 SPRINGFIELD,ILL BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0941 N351V PX- 0 0 1 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 53, 12500 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL SPRINGFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER REMARKS- L GR FAILED. PINS NOT INSTALLED IN PINION GR AND GR RETRACT SCREW IN L GR BOX AT UNDET TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N351V
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital
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