- Date
- December 16, 1970
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7599Beech 3NM
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0026 70/12/16 ROCKFORD,ILL BEECH 3NM CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1145 N7599 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 53, 16500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 8150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- GR LIMIT SWITCHES STUCK. GR LTS SHOWED GREEN,WARNING HORN INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7599
- Reported as
- Beech 3NM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford