CHI77DEM30

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 56TC · Traverse City, MI · July 25, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1977
Place
Traverse City, MI · TRAVERSE CITY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N570SBeech 56TC
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146362

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2247  77/7/25    TRAVERSE CITY,MI    BEECH 56TC          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2048
        TIME - 1230                    N570S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY CAPITAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               CHARLEVOIX,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE BLOWN OUT ON LAST TAKE OFF.A PIECE OF AUTO HEAT PIPE WAS FOUND IN RT GR WELL AFTER ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N570S
Reported as
Beech 56TC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherry Capital

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.