# NTSB CHI79FEX13: Beech B-60, N23522, Indianapolis, IN, January 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1979
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&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 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0142   79/1/2    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     BEECH B-60          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N23522              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     31, 4213 TOTAL HOURS, 10
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY ADJ RT LDG GEAR STOP BOLT PN105982-4A10-002.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23522 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indianapolis Intl

## 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 19790102000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000149A), Jan 2, 1979: Beech B60, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Landing gear uplock bolt improperly adjusted. Right main gear would not extend.

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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