FTW65A0078

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas B-26 · Oklahoma Cty, OK · January 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1965
Place
Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N202RDouglas B-26
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180485

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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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2-0039  65/1/28    OKLAHOMA CTY OKLA   DOUGLAS B-26        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2004                    N202R               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 46, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SCISSORS RETAINING BOLT NOT SECURED-SERVICEMAN DID NOT ASSURE PLT INFORMED OF CONDITION

Aircraft

Registration
N202R
Reported as
Douglas B-26
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Will Rogers Field

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.