- Date
- August 4, 1973
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9231Beech TC-45J
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730804031419A
- Case key
- 189457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2115 73/8/4 DETROIT,MICH BEECH TC-45J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6500 TIME - 1330 N9231 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILANTI,MICH DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- UPPER BOLT ON R GR WALKING BEAM DRAG LEG ASSY FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9231
- Reported as
- Beech TC-45J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9231 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL88FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMemphis, TNAfter t/o PIC was told by twr that tail stand, used to prevent acft from tipping on tail when loaded, was still attached to acft. PIC req teardrop turn back to departure rwy. Approach controller stated he saw mode c indication of 700'. A/p elev. Is 332'. Acft…NTSB NYC80FA054Accident · No injuriesClosedRochester, NYNTSB CHI79FA028Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPlain City, OH