# NTSB DEN80FTM05: Beech 60, N156WC, Salt Lake City, UT, December 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1979
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3437  79/12/11   SALT LAKE CITY,UT   BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1854                    N156WC              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 25, 4734 TOTAL HOURS, 739
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- CABLE CLAMP,P/N 60-81OO93-3,ON UPLOCK CABLE OF R MAIN GEAR JAMMED AGAINST CHANNAL STIFFENER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N156WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791211033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211033499A), Dec 11, 1979: Beech B60, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Uplock cable clamp on rt main gear jammed gear in wheel well. Landed with nose &left main down. Ground-looped.

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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