DEN70FQA27

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Albuquerque, NM · June 27, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1970
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N445EABeech D18S
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120734

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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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3-2829  70/6/27    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7800
        TIME - 1746                    N445EA              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- SLIDE TUBE BENT BLO SLIDE ASSEMBLY,LWR END CRACKED. NO GR UP INDCN AFT TKOF,GR LOWERED MANUALLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N445EA
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunport

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.