# NTSB CHI81IA052: Rockwell 265-80, N59, Kalamazoo, MI, April 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1981
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0045  81/4/24    KALAMAZOO,MI        ROCKWELL 265-80     CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N59                 PX-  0  0  2  OTHER PUBLIC              50, 8365 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,IL                BATTLE CREEK,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- RT MLG CYLINDER,P/N 1127L001-2,FAILED.TYPE CYL ONLY USED FOR NA-265-60 & LIGHTER G/WT ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 265-80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo Muni

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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