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NTSB accident investigation · Beech B-35 · Billings, MT · June 26, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1980
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5224CBeech B-35
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800626022599A
Case key
129590

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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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3-1975  80/6/26    BILLINGS,MT         BEECH B-35          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 7594
        TIME - 1300                    N5224C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2619 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,MT                   BILLINGS,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5224C
Reported as
Beech B-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Logan Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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