- Date
- April 17, 1968
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71CBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1113 68/4/17 LYNCHBURG,VA BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2048 N71C PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 31, 1015 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON GLEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT SAID HE LANDED DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71C
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Preston Glen
N71CRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Beech D35Airframe modelBeech D35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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