# NTSB CHI71FBD41: Beech 60, N7064D, Rockford, IL, December 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1970
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1990  70/12/15   ROCKFORD,ILL        BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1502                    N7064D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 39, 10329 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WISC              LAFAYETTE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UP-LOCK BEARING P/N NAS505-6J WOULD NOT ROTATE.SHOP MANUAL SAYS LUBE AT 50HRS,GREASE AT 100HRS OPN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7064D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

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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