- Date
- October 24, 1970
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N342DBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159770
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1507 70/10/24 AURORA,COLO BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1005 N342D PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 22, 1000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AURORA,COLO AURORA,COLO BROOMFIELD,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L LDG GR STRUT STRUCK EXTDD POS RLSD ABRUPTLY.HI DITCH 100FT L OF RWY.OPER NOT AIR TAXI CERTIFIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N342D
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
N342DRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.