# NTSB CHI74FEV47: Beech 65, N14GF, Springfield, IL, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1071  74/4/27    SPRINGFIELD,ILL     BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1103                    N14GF               PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 26, 2440 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            333 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOND DU LAC,WIS             SPRINGFIELD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- BOLT AN25-27 MISSING FROM NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR 50-820144-3 AND NOSEGEAR BRACE 50-820009-2.NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14GF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14GF-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N LC-131, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capital

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740427011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011329A), Apr 27, 1974: Beech 65, Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Bolt AN25-27 missing from nose gear actuator 50-820144-3 and nosegear brace 50-820009-2.not found.

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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