- Date
- June 1, 1969
- Place
- Buxton, NC · BUXTON, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7890LBeech 95-C55
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1653 69/6/1 BUXTON,NC BEECH 95-C55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 855 TIME - 1100 N7890L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLY MITCHELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED R MAIN GR TIRE TO BLOW OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7890L
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Billy Mitchell