DEN67A0038

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E18S · Albuquerque, NM · December 22, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1966
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N820Beech E18S
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119443

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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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3-4371  66/12/22   ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 19146
        TIME - 0230                    N820                PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3542 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE SUNPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED TAIL GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N820
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Sunpt

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.

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